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Spanners and Trumpets are joined by the voice of the London ePrix, PR meister Chris Stevens as they unwrap all the liveries. From car launch chaos to Alonso’s attestations, from Red Bull’s Powertrain pickup to Suleyman’s step back, no regulatory box goes unticked in this, the latest episode of Missed Apex Podcast.
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## Introduction
* Spanners, Trumpets, and Chris Stevens discuss the Formula One (F1) team car liveries and other hot topics in the recent podcast episode.
## Main Discussion Points
### Red Bull Powertrains and Ford Partnership
* Red Bull Powertrains is the new name for the power unit previously known as Red Bull Honda. * Ford is joining as an engine supplier, but it's not a new entry. * Ford will contribute to the hybrid systems, while Red Bull will assemble the power units in their facility. * Red Bull is getting the benefits of being a new entrant even though they have the Honda IP and knowledge. * The partnership is seen as a commercial win for Red Bull, especially with an American company like Ford.
### Honda's Future in F1
* Honda is still registered for the 2026 power year regulations but may not enter an engine. * McLaren and Honda have had a tumultuous relationship in the past. * McLaren has changed its management and structure since then, and Honda has demonstrated improved performance. * A McLaren-Honda partnership could make sense for both parties, but it remains uncertain.
### Williams and Gulf Partnership
* Williams launched a new livery with Gulf colors, but it's a one-off sponsorship for the Monaco Grand Prix. * The partnership is expected to grow and involve fan engagement initiatives. * Williams needs the sponsorship to recoup the loss of Nicholas Latifi and his sponsors.
### Fernando Alonso's Comments on Lance Stroll
* Alonso stated that Lance Stroll has the speed to become a world champion. * This statement has been widely reported and generated headlines. * It's seen as a way for Alonso to play nice with his new teammate and the team owner. * However, many believe that Alonso is simply being diplomatic and that Stroll lacks the speed to be a world champion.
## Conclusion
* The podcast episode covered various topics, including the Red Bull-Ford partnership, Honda's future in F1, the Williams-Gulf partnership, and Alonso's comments on Stroll. * The discussions provided insights into the complex dynamics and strategies within the F1 world. ## Podcast Transcript Summary
**FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem's Controversies and Resignation:**
* Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the former FIA president, faced criticism for various comments and actions during his tenure. * He made disparaging remarks about women in motorsport and was accused of a lack of support for initiatives promoting gender equality in the sport. * Sulayem also drew criticism for his proposal to increase the number of Formula One teams from 10 to 12, which was seen as a move to benefit new teams at the expense of established ones. * Additionally, he clashed with Formula One teams and drivers over issues such as the ban on drivers making political statements and the introduction of sprint races. * These controversies, coupled with concerns about his leadership style, led to calls for his resignation.
**Sulayem's Resignation and Its Implications:**
* Sulayem eventually stepped down from his role as FIA president, citing a desire to focus on other commitments. * His departure was seen as a positive development by many in the Formula One community, who believed that it would bring about a more collaborative and constructive relationship between the FIA and other stakeholders in the sport. * However, some expressed concerns that Sulayem's resignation could create a power vacuum within the FIA and lead to uncertainty in the governance of the sport.
* There were rumors and speculation that Sulayem's resignation was not entirely voluntary and that he may have been pressured to step down by other FIA members or Formula One stakeholders. * Some commentators suggested that the FIA may have been concerned about the reputational damage caused by Sulayem's controversies and wanted to distance themselves from him. * Others believed that Formula One teams and drivers may have played a role in pushing for Sulayem's resignation due to their dissatisfaction with his leadership.
**Potential Impact of Sulayem's Resignation on Formula One:**
* Sulayem's resignation could potentially lead to a more harmonious relationship between the FIA and Formula One teams and drivers, as well as other stakeholders in the sport. * It could also pave the way for reforms and changes within the FIA, such as increased transparency and accountability, and a renewed focus on promoting diversity and inclusion in motorsport. * However, the long-term impact of Sulayem's resignation remains uncertain, and it is possible that the FIA may face challenges in finding a suitable replacement and maintaining stability within the organization.
**Overall, Sulayem's resignation marked a significant development in the governance of Formula One and raised questions about the future direction of the sport. While it is too early to predict the full impact of his departure, it is clear that his tenure was marked by controversy and division, and his resignation may pave the way for a new era in Formula One.** # Missed Apex Podcast Episode Transcript Summary
## Introduction:
- The podcast episode features Spanners, Matt Trumpets, and Chris Stevens, the voice of the London ePrix. - They discuss the Formula One car launches, liveries, and other news. - The hosts emphasize the importance of focusing on racing and avoiding controversies surrounding the FIA.
## Car Launches and Liveries:
- The hosts discuss the car launches of various teams, including Red Bull, Williams, Alfa Romeo, and Alfa Tauri. - They share their opinions on the new liveries, with some expressing disappointment in the Alfa Tauri rendering. - The hosts highlight the unusual timing of the launches, which are being held a week before testing starts.
## PR and Merchandise:
- The hosts discuss the role of PR and marketing in the car launches. - They acknowledge that the launches are primarily aimed at keeping sponsors happy and generating merchandise sales. - The hosts also mention the high prices of Formula One team merchandise.
## Testing and the Upcoming Season:
- The hosts emphasize the significance of testing and its importance for the teams. - They discuss the upcoming testing sessions and express excitement about the new season. - The hosts encourage listeners to follow them on social media and email them with questions or feedback.
## Conclusion:
- The hosts wrap up the episode by urging listeners to be kind and have fun. - They remind listeners to visit the PrizePicks website and use the code "get100" for a first deposit matchup of up to $100.
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If you enjoy our content please tell your [01:50.000 -> 01:55.440] friends we are we are only where we are because a lot of you go around and say [01:55.440 -> 01:59.640] to people please listen to Mist Apex podcast you're our number one source of [01:59.640 -> 02:04.320] promotion and growth because of you we remain an independent podcast produced [02:04.320 -> 02:05.840] in the podcasting shed with [02:05.840 -> 02:09.840] the kind permission of our better halves. We aim to bring you a race review before your [02:09.840 -> 02:18.880] Monday morning commute. We might be wrong, but we're first. [02:18.880 -> 02:24.880] I am joined in the shed by someone without whom I would fall apart. It is Matt Two Rumpets. [02:24.880 -> 02:25.800] How's it going, Matt? in the shed by someone without whom I would fall apart. It is Matt two rumpets. [02:25.800 -> 02:26.920] How's it going, Matt? [02:26.920 -> 02:32.440] I'm very busy upscaling the 320 by 180 videos of car shakedowns [02:32.440 -> 02:35.920] that the team seem to think is appropriate to put out on social media these days. [02:35.920 -> 02:39.320] There is lots of things to talk about about the car launches. [02:39.320 -> 02:40.720] We are going to get there. [02:40.720 -> 02:46.540] And who better to talk about car promo than PR guru expert and expert [02:46.540 -> 02:49.320] commentator Chris Stevens. How's it going Chris? [02:49.320 -> 02:54.440] Hey Spanners, yeah it's going great. I've had a wonderful weekend of watching rugby [02:54.440 -> 03:00.640] and looking at show notes and getting all up in the things that are in this show. [03:00.640 -> 03:06.640] Don't sully my live stream and my podcast with talk of rugby. How dare you? Let's get on with [03:08.760 -> 03:10.760] Big dirty news [03:13.840 -> 03:20.520] Chasing a ridiculous egg-shaped ball around the pitch and there's 45 people on each team and no one understands the rule [03:20.520 -> 03:28.000] I'm triggered don't talk about rugby here again, Chris. Sorry, Spanners. There are no rules in rugby. There are laws. [03:28.000 -> 03:37.000] Oh, I see. Good. Well, the law of launch season is that you get every single F1 social media account [03:37.000 -> 03:42.000] trying to guess what's going on in the world of Formula 1 launches. [03:42.000 -> 03:45.340] So they're teasing out every little detail they can from [03:45.340 -> 03:50.200] what is essentially crayon drawings of what the car might look like. And I have [03:50.200 -> 03:53.800] been... I've been amused but somewhat angered because it's like these [03:53.800 -> 03:57.640] celebrity psychics at the beginning of the year. They give you their predictions [03:57.640 -> 04:07.800] for the year. They say there will be a tornado in Bristol, a monarch will hit a lobster with a gavel, and then what you [04:07.800 -> 04:12.480] do is, through the year, if a king does come along and hit a lobster with a [04:12.480 -> 04:18.560] gavel, they say, see I nailed it! I called it! They had no real insight into why a [04:18.560 -> 04:23.040] king would hit a lobster with a gavel, but they just threw out a hundred [04:23.040 -> 04:26.400] predictions. They talk about the hits, they ignore [04:26.400 -> 04:33.200] the misses. So whilst the F1 Twitter for example is looking like this kind of this base of which [04:33.200 -> 04:40.000] source should I look at? Which hot take should I take as gospel? Which pundit? Which person on [04:41.120 -> 04:46.040] Instagram should I see as an oracle of knowledge? The answer is none of them. [04:46.040 -> 04:49.760] No one can tell anything from these renders, Chris. [04:49.760 -> 04:51.680] And I've been going mad watching people [04:51.680 -> 04:54.240] trying to kind of pick apart this stuff and saying, [04:54.240 -> 04:56.960] oh, look at the razor edges on the floor. [04:56.960 -> 05:00.240] That indicates that a high rakeful, you don't know. [05:00.240 -> 05:01.480] You can't tell anything. [05:02.400 -> 05:03.240] This is very true. [05:03.240 -> 05:04.760] I think a lot of people tend to read too much [05:04.760 -> 05:06.000] into launch season, [05:06.000 -> 05:12.000] particularly because most of the time the renders and the pictures we're seeing aren't even of the 2023 cars, [05:12.000 -> 05:26.800] and even if it is technically a 2023 car, by the time we get to pre-season testing it's going to look completely different anyway. So I think, you know, if you're, you know, summers or someone like [05:26.800 -> 05:32.640] this and there is a bit of value in going through everything with a fine tooth comb, [05:32.640 -> 05:37.700] but I think for, you know, us mere mortals, just enjoy the nice pictures and getting amped [05:37.700 -> 05:38.700] up for the season. [05:38.700 -> 05:40.760] Enjoy the pretty colors. [05:40.760 -> 05:41.760] Yeah. [05:41.760 -> 05:47.440] Yeah. So what's nice about this is that you were right. [05:47.440 -> 05:51.560] Especially for the launches, there's oftentimes very little that can be told. [05:51.560 -> 06:00.640] And in fact, we saw for the Alfa Romeo launch, we saw a floor of dubious but apparent legality [06:00.640 -> 06:06.880] that did not show up at all when they rolled the car out to shake it down on an actual track. [06:06.880 -> 06:11.800] So, rule number one of launch season is wait for the shakedown videos, which, annoyingly, [06:11.800 -> 06:17.320] all the teams seem to be putting out in potato vision these days, so that no one can see what's [06:17.320 -> 06:27.260] going on. But despite that, if you want some analysis, Summers F1, Scarbs, Collins, Sam Collins, these are all good people to [06:27.260 -> 06:31.760] rely on because they're not going to get fooled because they've been doing it for an awful [06:31.760 -> 06:32.760] long time. [06:32.760 -> 06:39.260] In fairness, a lot of those shakedowns are often used as the filming days as well. So [06:39.260 -> 06:44.540] a little bit later on, we'll get the nice cool 4K footage and all the cool angles, the [06:44.540 -> 06:45.760] drone footage. I've missed the drone footage, but the launch time is when we'll get the nice cool 4k footage and all the cool angles, the drone footage! I've missed [06:45.760 -> 06:50.400] the drone footage but the launch time is when we get all the drone footage, not the rubbish one we [06:50.400 -> 06:59.040] saw in Spain last year but actual good cool drone footage of cars and we have seen two cars out on [06:59.040 -> 07:06.000] track already, the Haas and the Red Bull. I say we've seen them. We haven't really seen them, but they've been put out. [07:06.000 -> 07:08.000] Matt says, Matt says three. [07:08.000 -> 07:10.500] Did we not see the alpha on track also? [07:10.500 -> 07:11.500] Did we? [07:11.500 -> 07:12.500] I don't recall. [07:12.500 -> 07:13.500] I thought that we did. [07:13.500 -> 07:15.500] There has been some analysis of the alpha. [07:15.500 -> 07:17.500] I mean, they only launched it yesterday. [07:17.500 -> 07:20.500] Yes, I know we did in fact, because the floor was different. [07:20.500 -> 07:24.500] The floor edges had them sausagey fingers on it in the render. [07:24.500 -> 07:25.480] But then when it was the render, but then when [07:25.480 -> 07:29.440] it was on track, it had a more normal looking floor. [07:29.440 -> 07:30.920] Okay, so three then. [07:30.920 -> 07:38.160] Okay, but also, didn't we get leaks of McLaren coming out with that weird rear wing thing [07:38.160 -> 07:46.320] where they had this almost like a rib of rear wings that were flat, that were like 90 degrees to the floor, and you go, [07:46.320 -> 07:49.240] oh, look, maybe that's a genius invention. [07:49.240 -> 07:53.020] So really, for all this picking apart and all this, oh, look at what philosophy they've [07:53.020 -> 07:58.280] gone down, it is essentially useless until you start seeing lap times. [07:58.280 -> 08:06.680] The only thing I think is true is that Mercedes is going back to black because they have been posting an [08:06.680 -> 08:12.600] awful lot of black car content lately really teasing and whetting our appetite [08:12.600 -> 08:18.560] for a return to what I think actually is a better looking livery than the classic [08:18.560 -> 08:24.480] silver arrow. So well it must be hard for Mercedes because the silver is like [08:24.480 -> 08:27.400] iconic to their their brand it matches it matches you know for Mercedes because the silver is iconic to their brand, it matches [08:27.400 -> 08:33.360] a lot of the cars they put out and their emblem, but also from a racing point of view, a lot [08:33.360 -> 08:38.720] of people associate very good things with that black livery, it was successful, it sent [08:38.720 -> 08:41.880] a message, it was incredibly popular. [08:41.880 -> 08:51.640] You can understand why they would want to go back to silver, but as a racing team and not a car company, it might be overwhelmingly tempting now to go [08:51.640 -> 08:52.640] back to black. [08:52.640 -> 09:03.520] I think as well, since the huge boom in viewership to Formula One, I think more fans would recognise [09:03.520 -> 09:06.800] a black Mercedes over a silver one now. Does that make sense? I think more fans would recognize a black Mercedes over a silver one now does [09:06.800 -> 09:10.360] that make sense I think it resonates more with fans well it does and also [09:10.360 -> 09:14.680] it's just it's um it's just a better looking livery the silver one kind of [09:14.680 -> 09:19.360] seems kind of quite unremarkable it fades into the background it doesn't [09:19.360 -> 09:24.000] look great on TV whereas the black livery is incredibly striking but my bet [09:24.000 -> 09:25.600] is because they've been... [09:25.600 -> 09:30.720] So here's me, criticizing everyone for teasing apart tech photos, and I'm teasing apart social [09:30.720 -> 09:35.840] media. I'm teasing apart social media, where they've been pushing the teal element as well. [09:35.840 -> 09:39.920] So I think it is going to be a mix of silver, black, and teal. Sorry, Matt. [09:40.560 -> 09:47.520] As long as it's not white and red, I'm going to be very, very happy, because apparently that's the livery that 90% of the grid is running. [09:47.520 -> 09:50.520] It's either blue or white and red. [09:50.520 -> 09:52.880] That's pretty much all we've seen so far. [09:52.880 -> 10:00.200] I find it interesting, Alpha, just talking about what the teams are up against, I think [10:00.200 -> 10:05.280] reliability is their biggest thing to prove this season. [10:05.280 -> 10:10.620] They lost so many points and that's not something you're going to see in a launch video or even [10:10.620 -> 10:12.000] in a shakedown. [10:12.000 -> 10:17.600] Testing will be a bit of a revelation there. [10:17.600 -> 10:18.680] Which Alpha are you talking about? [10:18.680 -> 10:19.680] Just clarify. [10:19.680 -> 10:20.680] Oh yes. [10:20.680 -> 10:21.680] Romeo. [10:21.680 -> 10:22.680] Alpha Romeo. [10:22.680 -> 10:26.000] Alpha Tauri was not unreliable last season. [10:26.000 -> 10:30.440] So is it Alpha Botas or is it Alpha Synoda? [10:30.440 -> 10:31.440] That's what... [10:31.440 -> 10:32.440] It's Alpha Joe. [10:32.440 -> 10:33.440] Okay, Alpha Joe, fair enough. [10:33.440 -> 10:35.120] Alpha Joe. [10:35.120 -> 10:40.720] So I'm interested from that point of view, but what we're also beginning to see from [10:40.720 -> 10:47.800] the analysis that has been done that I trust is that it does seem like last season's Red Bull, [10:47.800 -> 10:50.680] a lot of DNA from that is beginning to show up [10:50.680 -> 10:52.040] on more and more teams. [10:52.040 -> 10:55.600] So we're beginning to see some of that convergence. [10:55.600 -> 10:57.480] And I know Summers and I were talking about it [10:57.480 -> 10:58.920] on our tech time, [10:58.920 -> 11:01.240] but it's starting to show up in real life now [11:01.240 -> 11:03.560] in cars that are actually on track. [11:03.560 -> 11:05.200] And that's very typical [11:05.200 -> 11:07.920] of the Red Bull-Alfatari relationship. [11:07.920 -> 11:11.440] Alfatari is the sister junior team to Red Bull. [11:11.440 -> 11:13.420] It was easier to make that connection [11:13.420 -> 11:15.000] when it was called Toro Rosso [11:15.000 -> 11:18.100] because Toro Rosso was Italian for Red Bull. [11:18.100 -> 11:20.520] But then also, Alfatari is Red Bull's fashion brand. [11:20.520 -> 11:21.680] So I guess, you know, [11:21.680 -> 11:23.660] you can also make the connection there as well. [11:23.660 -> 11:24.500] But yeah, obviously when we had a new- [11:24.500 -> 11:30.960] Sorry, Chris, wait, what? I didn didn't know I saw something about this earlier I had no idea [11:30.960 -> 11:35.840] that Red Bull had a fashion brand I had no idea it was called Alpha Tauri and I'm probably not [11:35.840 -> 11:42.960] the only one um how long has that been has that always been that yeah oh I don't know so that's [11:42.960 -> 11:46.000] why they launched the car during New York Fashion Week. [11:46.000 -> 11:47.700] Okay, I'm learning things now. [11:47.700 -> 11:51.900] So Alpha Tauri, I can go and buy Alpha Tauri jeans or something. [11:51.900 -> 11:52.500] Yeah, yeah. [11:52.500 -> 11:53.700] It's an actual, it's a brand. [11:54.600 -> 11:55.700] Very expensive one. [11:55.700 -> 11:58.200] You learn things every day. [11:58.200 -> 12:02.200] Expect me to be on the stream next week, fully kitted out in Alpha Tauri [12:02.200 -> 12:03.000] sweatpants. [12:03.000 -> 12:06.680] If they have sweatpants and cardigans, [12:06.680 -> 12:09.320] then they have hit my demographic perfectly. [12:09.320 -> 12:10.160] Yeah. [12:10.160 -> 12:11.680] But yeah, just finish up that point. [12:11.680 -> 12:14.960] Obviously last year we had a brand new generation of car. [12:14.960 -> 12:17.320] So there was not a lot that Alpha Tauri [12:17.320 -> 12:20.520] could kind of cherry pick from the Red Bull. [12:20.520 -> 12:22.680] Whereas they now have a year of development [12:22.680 -> 12:24.280] under their belt. [12:24.280 -> 12:28.000] But it's not just the Alpha Tauri, it's the Alpha Romea. [12:28.000 -> 12:33.000] We're seeing more of the Red Bull aero philosophy, or chunks of it, [12:33.000 -> 12:37.000] showing up more consistently on cars throughout the grid, [12:37.000 -> 12:46.640] which suggests that, on reflection, there's a lot there that other teams find of use. So one of the things to look at is to see [12:47.440 -> 12:52.720] what bits have been borrowed from the teams. And it's not always the leading teams. Some of the [12:52.720 -> 12:58.560] most interesting innovations came from midfielders, from Aston Martin, places like that, from Haas [12:58.560 -> 13:11.880] even, that wound up on the big teams. But over the course of the season, it's looking like people are beginning to put their money more on the Red Bull concept to a certain extent than on the Ferrari or [13:11.880 -> 13:13.800] definitely the Mercedes concept. [13:13.800 -> 13:19.320] Can I ask a question that will make me sound stupid, but I bet there's lots of people listening [13:19.320 -> 13:23.080] that would like your two's input on this. [13:23.080 -> 13:26.800] Why isn't the Alfa Tauri, which used to be Toro Rosso, [13:26.800 -> 13:31.760] which is essentially the Red Bull B team, it's owned and run by the same people. Why [13:31.760 -> 13:37.880] isn't it just exactly as fast as the Red Bull? But why don't they just copy it completely? [13:37.880 -> 13:39.280] Surely they can or get close. [13:39.280 -> 13:41.280] Copy your paper is expensive? [13:41.280 -> 13:47.120] Chris, why isn't it the same? We know Red Bull will deploy Alpha Tauri and their drivers, [13:47.120 -> 13:52.680] like in 2021, they had four drivers against one at certain times, at certain tracks, and [13:52.680 -> 13:58.320] they deployed them to go long on stints, they would completely sacrifice Alpha Tauri races [13:58.320 -> 14:05.080] for the senior team. Why can't they just have a very similar aero philosophy and be just [14:05.080 -> 14:06.080] as fast? [14:06.080 -> 14:09.920] Well they do have a very similar aero philosophy, but it comes down to the fact that you have [14:09.920 -> 14:15.840] to design your own car. It is in the regulations. So regardless, they have to design their own [14:15.840 -> 14:25.920] chassis, even if they take parts from Red Bull. And usually it's like the entire rear end, they just take off the Red Bull effectively. [14:25.920 -> 14:33.760] But obviously, if you're Red Bull, the company, then you want to invest as much as possible into [14:33.760 -> 14:40.160] your winning team. And that's always going to be the senior team, the one that is called Red Bull, [14:40.160 -> 14:46.440] and that is their flagship marketing. So really, it ultimately comes down to resource [14:46.440 -> 14:51.440] and also their ability to use Alpha Tauri, the B team, [14:51.640 -> 14:53.640] as a training ground for engineers, [14:53.640 -> 14:55.640] for mechanics, for drivers. [14:55.640 -> 14:58.200] Whereas if you plot them straight into a, [14:58.200 -> 15:00.040] you know, race winning capability, [15:00.040 -> 15:03.080] you're missing out on that additional step of training, [15:03.080 -> 15:03.920] I think. [15:03.920 -> 15:05.960] I think it's just to make it not look sus, Matt. [15:05.960 -> 15:06.800] That's what I reckon. [15:06.800 -> 15:09.480] I reckon everyone would get upset if the Alfa Tauri was, [15:09.480 -> 15:12.560] if they had the top four cars in F1, [15:12.560 -> 15:14.040] I think people would start to get annoyed. [15:14.040 -> 15:16.760] So yeah, maybe there is an element of, [15:16.760 -> 15:18.840] if this is a solid midfield team, [15:18.840 -> 15:20.360] it means it's a good training ground [15:20.360 -> 15:23.160] and it's useful in other ways. [15:23.160 -> 15:26.160] But it does kind of, it's sad that really, there's [15:26.160 -> 15:31.280] only nine competitive teams because Alpha Tauri could never take on Red Bull in a title [15:31.280 -> 15:33.200] fight no matter how well they did. [15:33.200 -> 15:37.080] Well, if we're going to say there's only nine teams, then we're saying there's only eight [15:37.080 -> 15:42.160] teams because I'd hardly rank Williams as the least bit competitive. But I think for [15:42.160 -> 15:47.400] the purposes of our discussion, we certainly saw Mercedes show up [15:47.400 -> 15:49.360] with a car that at the end of the day, [15:49.360 -> 15:51.880] they could make better but couldn't fix. [15:51.880 -> 15:54.400] And I'm pretty sure a similar thing was the case [15:54.400 -> 15:57.400] for Alpha Taueri, thinking about Jody Eggington [15:57.400 -> 16:00.620] and some of the things that he said in interviews. [16:00.620 -> 16:02.800] I think they had sort of a fundamental issue [16:02.800 -> 16:06.400] that they found that they couldn't fix and [16:06.400 -> 16:11.880] the car itself was difficult to drive, not rewarding. [16:11.880 -> 16:16.360] Certainly harder for Gasly to drive in the condition that they were able to deploy it [16:16.360 -> 16:17.560] on track. [16:17.560 -> 16:22.160] So it may be that they are more competitive now, but the other issue that has come up [16:22.160 -> 16:31.880] and I've seen, it was Cedric Vasseur's interview, I think I read, talking about that gardening leave actually means that technology transfer [16:31.880 -> 16:38.440] in Formula One has become increasingly laggy as gardening leave gets longer and longer, [16:38.440 -> 16:40.560] and especially for the top technical people. [16:40.560 -> 16:44.960] He says, you think it'd be really fast, but if you if you get somebody from Red Bull, [16:49.160 -> 16:52.720] well, they have to finish their contract and then it's another six months before they walk in. So they walk in halfway through a season, their [16:52.720 -> 16:56.520] influence doesn't even show up till the season after that when a lot of times [16:56.520 -> 17:03.040] everything they knew is not really useful in the same way. I think you see [17:03.040 -> 17:05.800] the same thing with financial investment as well, [17:06.040 -> 17:08.360] or like McLaren's new wind tunnel, [17:08.560 -> 17:11.920] or Aston Martin's brand new factory and headquarters. [17:12.160 -> 17:14.120] They're not going to have built that thing, [17:14.120 -> 17:15.720] you know, cut the ribbon with the scissors [17:15.720 -> 17:17.680] and then immediately come out with a race winning car. [17:17.920 -> 17:21.280] You have to allow for the development time [17:21.400 -> 17:24.520] and the influential time to pass as well. [17:24.520 -> 17:27.400] It's almost like how if you were the [17:27.400 -> 17:31.400] first person to fly off to another planet, by the time you got there, we'd have figured [17:31.400 -> 17:33.000] out a way how to get there quicker. [17:33.000 -> 17:37.200] That's, that is a very impressive sci-fi, and... [17:37.200 -> 17:39.320] It's not sci-fi, fact. [17:39.320 -> 17:44.320] Yeah, but it's a thing that they do in sci-fi as well, but that's what reminded me of it. [17:44.320 -> 17:48.240] But you're right, there's no point setting off to the stars, because by the time they're [17:48.240 -> 17:52.000] halfway there, you'll create a rocket ship that will surpass it. [17:52.000 -> 17:52.560] Exactly. [17:52.560 -> 17:54.560] Yeah, I want to just talk about that now. But instead, [17:55.520 -> 18:01.120] instead, let's talk about the Haas launch, and let's go to token American Matt Trumpet. [18:02.880 -> 18:07.120] Well, you know, the nice thing about Haas is they are very no-nonsense [18:07.120 -> 18:11.360] with their launch. They said, here's our livery, and then they said, here's our car on a track. [18:11.360 -> 18:17.280] And we were actually able to see a lot of interesting changes. But I'd say the biggest [18:17.280 -> 18:22.800] thing to note is that they, as amongst the midfield teams we've seen thus far, [18:23.360 -> 18:31.840] they seem to be most closely aligned with the Ferrari aerodynamic philosophy. Shocker. Yeah, well I mean it's [18:31.840 -> 18:36.680] going to be, it will be interesting to see what they can get out of it. Certainly [18:36.680 -> 18:42.480] they were very, very competitive at certain races, but on the whole their [18:42.480 -> 18:46.500] development schedule seemed to really bite them. They [18:46.500 -> 18:49.080] had a hard time keeping up as the season went on. [18:49.080 -> 18:54.240] This is typical of Haas, isn't it? They tend to come out the blocks running really, really [18:54.240 -> 18:59.080] strong. You think back to all their best races, they were always in the first few rounds of [18:59.080 -> 19:03.360] the season. I think back to when Grosjean scored points on their debut in Australia. [19:03.360 -> 19:06.080] They were very competitive in Australia the following year as well. [19:06.400 -> 19:12.000] Um, and, um, Bahrain last year, very, very competitive, but as you mentioned, [19:12.000 -> 19:17.040] the maintaining that development is where it really tails off. [19:17.040 -> 19:21.440] And that has been a financial issue more than anything up until this point. [19:21.480 -> 19:25.480] But now with new, um, title sponsorship in the form of MoneyGram, [19:25.480 -> 19:29.560] they're actually operating at the budget cap for the first time. [19:29.560 -> 19:32.480] Wait, is that confirmed? [19:32.480 -> 19:36.160] Haas is operating at the peak, so they can win? [19:36.160 -> 19:39.120] Well, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [19:39.120 -> 19:40.120] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [19:40.120 -> 19:41.120] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [19:41.120 -> 19:42.120] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [19:42.120 -> 19:43.120] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [19:43.120 -> 19:44.120] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, [19:44.120 -> 19:46.380] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, obviously an awful lot not involved in the budget cap that the team spend money on that [19:46.380 -> 19:49.780] does still influence the pace of the car. [19:49.780 -> 19:57.780] So it's not a completely level playing field just yet, but they do actually have the money [19:57.780 -> 20:04.220] to spend on the competitive nature of the car for the first time since the budget cap [20:04.220 -> 20:12.000] was introduced. So that should hopefully help to solve the issue of a lack of development across the season. [20:12.000 -> 20:17.360] Well, that would be good, Matt, because I think that might be my favorite driver lineup. [20:17.360 -> 20:19.440] Not the driver lineup, but I think is the best. [20:20.720 -> 20:26.400] Just from a, they seem like generally nice blokes, kind of point of view. [20:26.400 -> 20:31.000] Not from a, I think they're the best drivers or anything, but okay, let's put it this way. [20:31.000 -> 20:37.000] You can go for a pint with one driver pairing from one of the teams, [20:37.000 -> 20:41.400] but you're obviously going to go out with Hulkenberg and Magnussen for a beer, aren't you? Surely. [20:41.400 -> 20:43.000] Gasly and Ocon all the way. [20:43.000 -> 20:46.760] No, no, no. Hang on. Gasly and Ocon, if I'm a single young bachelor and we're going for [20:46.760 -> 20:52.440] a wild time and end up on a boat and we need passports, then yes, Gasly and Ocon. [20:52.440 -> 20:53.440] But for us in Piastri, that would- [20:53.440 -> 20:58.640] I'm talking about like a dad beer. You know, we're all going to complain about stuff. We're [20:58.640 -> 21:02.200] going to have a laugh and we're going to exclusively drink out of tankards. [21:02.200 -> 21:04.600] The middle-aged lineup. [21:04.600 -> 21:05.320] Exactly. Exactly. [21:05.320 -> 21:09.480] Yeah, and that's kind of, yeah, I think we might have summed up why that might not be [21:09.480 -> 21:11.520] the greatest lineup, but yeah. [21:11.520 -> 21:12.520] I'm all in. [21:12.520 -> 21:14.440] I think that would be Bottas and Joe, wouldn't it? [21:14.440 -> 21:16.600] Bottas and Joe, yeah, that would be a close one. [21:16.600 -> 21:18.360] That would be an interesting one. [21:18.360 -> 21:21.520] Magnussen got a pole position in Brazil, did he not? [21:21.520 -> 21:22.680] For the sprint race, at least. [21:22.680 -> 21:27.440] Yeah, no, look, they're both very good drivers, apart from Magnussen's, sorry, apart from [21:27.440 -> 21:33.480] Hulkenberg's curse that he will never get a podium. They're a fantastically talented [21:33.480 -> 21:39.360] driver pairing. Magnussen has to beat Hulkenberg for his general reputation, and because I [21:39.360 -> 21:47.120] think Magnussen, in an alternate universe, Magnussen gets a Braun type car or a Vettel, Red Bull, [21:47.120 -> 21:50.880] blown diffuser type setup and is a world champion. I think Kevin Magnussen... [21:50.880 -> 21:52.000] Yeah, I would agree with that actually. [21:52.000 -> 21:57.040] ...has world champion in him. I'm not sure you could say the same of Hülkenberg, [21:57.040 -> 21:59.760] but that's just my feeling. I'm sure he'd disagree and he's quite big. [21:59.760 -> 22:03.280] Well, obviously they're both champions in their feeder series, but Magnussen's [22:04.920 -> 22:12.280] Well, obviously they're both champions in their feeder series, but Magnussen's in Formula Renault 3.5, the year before he joined Formula One, was really, really impressive. [22:12.280 -> 22:13.280] Was it? [22:13.280 -> 22:14.280] Yeah, yeah, yeah. [22:14.280 -> 22:15.280] Properly. [22:15.280 -> 22:16.280] Like, domination. [22:16.280 -> 22:21.960] Whereas Hülkenberg took a while to get off the mark, actually, and then really ran from [22:21.960 -> 22:26.160] there. But it was a good like three or four like rounds [22:26.160 -> 22:30.360] before he won his first race of the season. [22:30.360 -> 22:31.520] And I remember he was talking about this, [22:31.520 -> 22:35.880] I think it was on the official Beyond the Grid podcast [22:35.880 -> 22:37.280] where he was saying like, [22:37.280 -> 22:38.680] aren't you worried about the fact [22:38.680 -> 22:39.520] that you haven't won a race yet? [22:39.520 -> 22:41.440] And he said, no, because I know it's going to happen. [22:41.440 -> 22:42.760] And when it does, [22:42.760 -> 22:48.080] we're going to be sorted for the rest of the season. So he definitely has an underlying confidence. [22:48.720 -> 22:52.000] Yeah, I'm not saying he's not good. We're at the very highest level here, [22:52.000 -> 22:54.960] so we're picking who's at the highest-est level. [22:54.960 -> 22:57.520] Who's at the lowest end of the high end. [22:59.200 -> 23:03.440] Put it this way, if I'm an F1 team boss and you say to me, I think Haas have done pretty well with [23:03.440 -> 23:06.980] driver lineups to be fair, and you say to me, I think Haas have done pretty well with driver lineups, to be fair, and you say to me, you're gonna have [23:06.980 -> 23:08.100] Grosjean and Magnussen. [23:08.100 -> 23:09.700] I thought that was a great driver pairing. [23:09.700 -> 23:13.640] Two drivers with incredible potential for speed, [23:13.640 -> 23:16.620] who for whatever reason have never quite put it together. [23:16.620 -> 23:19.860] But then I think, yeah, you get Magnussen and Hülkenberg, [23:19.860 -> 23:22.340] and you go, that is a really good lineup. [23:22.340 -> 23:24.420] It's good to see they've not gone down, [23:24.420 -> 23:29.480] they could have picked up a Mazepin or a Sirockin to help. [23:29.480 -> 23:30.960] I mean, they did pick up a Mazepin. [23:30.960 -> 23:33.200] Yeah, I know, but I'm saying now. I'm saying now. [23:33.200 -> 23:35.240] Oh, you mean now. Okay. [23:35.240 -> 23:38.780] And that speaks to, I guess, if they've got more budget, you know, you don't have to go [23:38.780 -> 23:40.840] down that road. [23:40.840 -> 23:46.800] And that was their general philosophy. And the advantage of having a title sponsor is [23:46.800 -> 23:52.800] that you do have the money to pick the drivers more so that you want. [23:52.800 -> 23:56.480] You're not forced to compromise in order to have operating budget. [23:56.480 -> 24:00.800] Now that said, we've seen some interesting stuff on the Haas. [24:00.800 -> 24:06.280] Most interesting to me, looking at least, is their shark fin, which is like stepped [24:06.280 -> 24:08.200] and has a cutout underneath. [24:08.200 -> 24:11.800] So keep an eye out for that at testing, if you like those sorts of things. [24:11.800 -> 24:15.480] It's very distinctive and I'll be curious to see if anyone else runs any version of [24:15.480 -> 24:16.480] it whatsoever. [24:16.480 -> 24:24.640] Can I very quickly pick up on what you mentioned at the start of this segment, which was how [24:24.640 -> 24:27.040] they just kind of threw the car out there [24:27.040 -> 24:29.080] and just went, blah, there it is, enjoy. [24:29.080 -> 24:29.920] Yeah. [24:29.920 -> 24:30.740] I love that. [24:30.740 -> 24:34.760] Yeah, followed by the rebel who spent 10 years [24:34.760 -> 24:37.320] waiting to show off a car that was basically identical [24:37.320 -> 24:39.360] to the one that came before it. [24:39.360 -> 24:40.840] But what I love since then as well, [24:40.840 -> 24:41.920] like the AlphaTauri launch, [24:41.920 -> 24:43.440] they just threw the car out and people went, [24:43.440 -> 24:47.920] oh no, we've been waiting all this time for nothing. I love the fact that we've had such [24:47.920 -> 24:54.000] mixed reactions, but obviously, you know, when you compare Red Bull is such a huge global brand [24:54.000 -> 25:01.520] and does so much more than what it does in Formula One and also had quite a big announcement to make [25:01.520 -> 25:13.120] in the form of Red Bull Ford powertrains as well to come before it, then I think it does make sense that they have a bit of a seasoned company [25:13.120 -> 25:17.400] launch PR event before showing off the car. [25:17.400 -> 25:20.640] Oh, I suppose we should talk about the Red Bull launch. [25:20.640 -> 25:24.920] I suppose that's a natural place to go. [25:24.920 -> 25:25.640] We didn't cover that [25:25.640 -> 25:29.640] last week, did we? Because we were doing driver masterclass and then tech stuff, so we can [25:29.640 -> 25:34.660] go into the Red Bull launch, which was definitely weird. 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That's true and if nothing else just if you want to chip in $1.99 a month then you get an ad-free private feed so remove the ads for 33p or 33 cents a show. [27:19.440 -> 27:28.320] Red Bull launch Matt and F1 Twitter the hamfosi, was enraged that Stefano Domenicali, head [27:28.320 -> 27:35.680] of F1, was personally endorsing the Red Bull launch. How dare he support one particular [27:35.680 -> 27:42.760] team? Obviously that's hyperbole, that's hyperbole, but Stefano Domenicali at the Red Bull launch, [27:42.760 -> 27:46.000] or was it the Ford launch, or was it the Honda [27:46.000 -> 27:48.000] launch? It was all very confusing. [27:48.000 -> 27:56.320] Ah, well, it was the Red Bull launch with the Red Bull Ford powertrain announcement [27:56.320 -> 28:01.000] with Stefano Domenicali in attendance. No doubt because of the Ford involvement, being [28:01.000 -> 28:05.680] a new... technically a mostly newish, according to FIA, DICTAT [28:06.560 -> 28:10.720] powertrain manufacturer, but not entirely new. They're not getting all the bells and whistles. [28:10.720 -> 28:16.320] We need to pause on that. We need to pause on that. Right. So, Red Bull powertrain is being [28:16.320 -> 28:22.160] treated in 2026 as a new entrant and therefore would be entitled to spend more money on development. [28:22.160 -> 28:22.800] Is that correct? [28:24.320 -> 28:26.720] entitled to spend more money on development, is that correct? They are not entirely new. [28:26.720 -> 28:28.720] They didn't get the full kit. [28:28.720 -> 28:30.600] They only got 90% of it. [28:30.600 -> 28:32.480] 90% is basically all of it. [28:32.480 -> 28:34.480] Right, can I just say as well- [28:34.480 -> 28:35.480] Right, okay, we're going to argue. [28:35.480 -> 28:36.480] We're all going to argue. [28:36.480 -> 28:38.400] No, no, no, I agree with you, Spanners. [28:38.400 -> 28:40.400] I am furious about this. [28:40.400 -> 28:46.400] What is the current name for that power unit that they have used for the last year? [28:46.400 -> 28:47.600] Red Bull Power Trains. [28:47.600 -> 28:48.600] Red Bull Power Trains. [28:48.600 -> 28:49.600] Okay. [28:49.600 -> 28:51.200] It is not a new entry then, is it? [28:51.200 -> 28:52.200] Okay, good. [28:52.200 -> 28:53.200] It doesn't matter. [28:53.200 -> 28:56.720] It doesn't matter that they've stuck a Ford badge on it now. [28:56.720 -> 28:58.400] It's exactly the same. [28:58.400 -> 29:02.600] Treating, like, because they've swapped out Honda for Ford, regardless of whether they [29:02.600 -> 29:10.240] were in the name or not, you may as well give new entry benefits to every team that changes power unit supply, because it's exactly [29:10.240 -> 29:11.240] the same thing. [29:11.240 -> 29:16.800] Okay, so this is going to take some unpacking. So it was Red Bull Honda, and it was the Honda [29:16.800 -> 29:28.000] engine. Honda did wonders developing that power unit. Probably the best power unit on the grid. It was fast, it's reliable, and it's [29:28.000 -> 29:35.040] amazing. I don't know why Honda decided to step back away from F1, if they have, but we'll talk [29:35.040 -> 29:42.320] about McLaren later. But Red Bull said, no longer is this a Honda power unit, this is now a Red Bull [29:42.320 -> 29:49.960] powertrain, and they built their own facility in Milton Keynes. They have done this before with the Renault engine where they said, Christian [29:49.960 -> 29:53.560] Horner flat out at a press conference said, we don't have a Renault engine, we have a [29:53.560 -> 29:59.320] Tag Heuer engine. And as far as I know, that watch manufacturer does not build motorsport [29:59.320 -> 30:05.640] hybrid engines. But that Red Bull powertrain that they've been talking about is the Honda engine. [30:05.640 -> 30:07.920] Have I missed any subtlety about it? [30:07.920 -> 30:11.760] That is basically the Red Bull, the Honda powertrain. [30:11.760 -> 30:13.400] You will love this. [30:13.400 -> 30:19.800] What ultimately caught Red Bull out, because they did, they built a whole facility in whatever, [30:19.800 -> 30:23.760] whatever part of their campus they built it in, they kitted it up, they were ready to [30:23.760 -> 30:28.060] build all engines, and then they started looking at it and realized that it was much easier [30:28.060 -> 30:35.200] to let Honda just keep on building the engines. But what they did start doing was the battery [30:35.200 -> 30:41.280] packs. They started assembling the battery packs in Milton Keynes for the Honda engines. [30:41.280 -> 30:45.600] And that, my friend, that is the sole reason they're not a hundred percent [30:45.600 -> 30:51.760] brand new entrant in 2026. And the power part of it, the electric systems, that is the part that [30:51.760 -> 30:58.960] Ford are meant to be taking over as well. So when they say Ford is coming in as an engine supplier, [30:58.960 -> 31:04.160] it's not a Ford internal combustion engine. Ford are contributing to the hybrid systems, [31:05.120 -> 31:11.160] Ford internal combustion engine. Ford are contributing to the hybrid systems, which is coincidentally the bit that Red Bull powertrains have been doing separate from Honda, which [31:11.160 -> 31:17.160] it feels like they're just rebadging that as Ford, but essentially using the Honda IP. [31:17.160 -> 31:21.760] Now I've had people on Twitter, Matt, saying to me, there is no way Honda would allow that [31:21.760 -> 31:27.000] IP, that intellectual property, to be copied. Therefore, Red Bull [31:27.000 -> 31:32.200] are essentially building a power unit from scratch. And I just can't see that that is [31:32.200 -> 31:37.480] the case. They have had the benefit of all that Honda development, and it is an evolution [31:37.480 -> 31:49.600] of that going into 2026. How on earth are they getting treated as 90% a new entrant. Because Red Bull themselves are not building this power unit. [31:49.600 -> 31:50.600] Honda is. [31:50.600 -> 31:51.800] Honda is still assembling it. [31:51.800 -> 31:56.080] It's still basically Honda, except for the battery packs. [31:56.080 -> 32:02.320] In 2026, it's going to be Red Bull assembling the power units in their own facility. [32:02.320 -> 32:06.000] Therefore, they're getting a lot of the advantage of being new, [32:06.480 -> 32:10.200] even though, as you rightly point out, certainly a lot of the IP and [32:10.200 -> 32:13.760] knowledge will be lodged in Red Bull's head. [32:14.520 -> 32:17.080] So I think the thing to remember here as well is that we're currently in the [32:17.080 -> 32:20.160] middle of an engine freeze and will be until the end of 2025. [32:20.720 -> 32:28.120] So even though, you know, Red Bull PT, they've put in together the Honda engines, no one's [32:28.120 -> 32:33.200] doing any real development on these engines anymore. [32:33.200 -> 32:38.600] So in terms of that, you know, Red Bull PT, they're not doing anything new. [32:38.600 -> 32:43.360] They're just sort of putting together what gets shipped to them from Japan. [32:43.360 -> 32:46.060] And I will go on to say that like certain aspects of the [32:46.060 -> 32:50.140] engine, I think the plating for the combustion chambers, the [32:50.140 -> 32:54.280] shafts for the MGUH, which spin at a ridiculous speed, are very [32:54.280 -> 32:57.220] secretive. I don't think Red Bull is going to have that [32:57.220 -> 33:01.220] information because they come from other Honda divisions. But [33:01.220 -> 33:05.000] a lot of this is very standard internal combustion stuff. [33:05.000 -> 33:11.000] I think really the only fiddly bit is the turbulent jet ignition, which is now on all [33:11.000 -> 33:13.640] the power trains currently in Formula 1. [33:13.640 -> 33:20.480] So again, it's not a wide, it's not the kind of secret it was when these power unit regulations [33:20.480 -> 33:30.440] first started out and people were experimenting with this. The challenge for Red Bull is they're going to need a lot of research and development that [33:30.440 -> 33:35.080] Ford has done over the years to optimize their powertrain, both with the [33:35.080 -> 33:39.480] electrics and I think to a certain extent with the combustion. But Ford too [33:39.480 -> 33:43.840] is taking information out of this for themselves. But I'd say for Red Bull the [33:43.840 -> 33:45.000] bigger win for them [33:45.000 -> 33:48.160] is the commercial partnership with an American company. [33:48.160 -> 33:50.900] And I think this is an important point to note [33:50.900 -> 33:53.680] because I did see Hamilton fans getting upset [33:53.680 -> 33:56.160] that Stefano Domenicali seemed to be endorsing [33:56.160 -> 33:57.440] the Red Bull launch. [33:57.440 -> 34:00.960] I think it seems pretty clear now that Domenicali was there [34:00.960 -> 34:04.560] really to welcome Ford back into the F1 fold, [34:04.560 -> 34:06.800] into the F1 family. [34:06.800 -> 34:10.160] And I think there was a bit of a misunderstanding of what this would be, and I think it was [34:10.160 -> 34:15.720] a bit more of a Red Bull launch than a welcoming Ford in, than perhaps he realised. [34:15.720 -> 34:21.560] So when they called him up to the stage, he was like, nope, and he just didn't turn up. [34:21.560 -> 34:25.840] And that created quite an awkward moment in their launch, which was never [34:25.840 -> 34:31.200] acknowledged. They just, like a cat falling off a fence, they pretended that was the plan all along. [34:31.200 -> 34:32.080] They were meant to do that. [34:32.080 -> 34:34.400] Yeah, which is the correct way to deal with that misunderstanding. [34:35.040 -> 34:43.360] So, of course, this leaves Honda in the lurch a little bit, as a manufacturer that is still [34:43.360 -> 34:46.480] registered for the 2026 power year regulations. [34:46.480 -> 34:55.720] That doesn't necessarily mean that they will enter an engine in 2026, but if they were [34:55.720 -> 35:02.600] to do so, I can't think of a single team that might possibly benefit from becoming a manufacturer [35:02.600 -> 35:04.600] entry, for example. [35:04.600 -> 35:05.320] Who could it be? Who could we possibly be talking about? 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[36:37.000 -> 36:47.360] Well, as Chris very successfully segued into there, the rumours have been swirling that McLaren are looking at a partnership with Honda and there [36:47.360 -> 36:54.400] are reliable reports from none other than Mr Joe Sayward who comes and and and gives his experience [36:54.400 -> 36:59.920] and wisdom on this podcast as one of the longest serving F1 journalists in existence and history [36:59.920 -> 37:07.960] and has been stating that there have been conversations. But as Joe states, these conversations happen all the time. [37:07.960 -> 37:11.760] From a fan point of view, you might be forgiven for looking at that with [37:11.760 -> 37:16.760] skepticism, as the last time McLaren decided to to partner with Honda, [37:17.160 -> 37:22.200] they had ditched Mercedes, saying you cannot win an F1 championship [37:22.200 -> 37:25.080] if you are a customer team, if you're taking an engine [37:25.080 -> 37:30.480] from another manufacturer. Therefore they went with Honda and dived down into F1 [37:30.480 -> 37:35.680] wilderness for four years despite having an exceptionally talented driver lineup [37:35.680 -> 37:41.600] of Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso. They were consigned to being absolutely [37:41.600 -> 37:47.380] swamped on straights and leading to the infamous radio calls of Fernando Alonso calling it a [37:47.920 -> 37:49.600] GP2 engine [37:49.600 -> 37:56.440] wrecking the relationship between Mercedes and and Honda is certainly their PR department and [37:57.120 -> 37:59.320] Really making that quite a toxic relationship before [37:59.880 -> 38:00.840] Toro Rosso [38:00.840 -> 38:03.920] I think at the time took on Honda were they still Toro Rosso at the time [38:04.240 -> 38:08.880] Toro Rosso, I think at the time, took on Honda. Were they still Toro Rosso at the time? Basically trying to test out whether that Honda engine would work for Red Bull, [38:08.880 -> 38:15.680] and then Red Bull took that on, and then the rest is history. Surely, Chris, surely, [38:15.680 -> 38:22.240] if we were best mates with McLaren right now, down the pub, we're five points in, and they're going, [38:22.240 -> 38:25.600] do you know what? I just miss Honda. I just miss Honda. [38:25.600 -> 38:27.240] And like everything was fine. [38:27.240 -> 38:28.520] And I know there was problems. [38:28.520 -> 38:30.000] I know there was problems, [38:30.000 -> 38:32.280] but I'm going to call, I'm going to call them. [38:32.280 -> 38:33.920] And you're like, no, no, leave it. [38:33.920 -> 38:35.080] Leave it McLaren. [38:35.080 -> 38:35.920] It's no good. [38:35.920 -> 38:37.400] It didn't work for a reason. [38:37.400 -> 38:40.580] You're both good people, but it's not going to happen. [38:42.000 -> 38:44.640] Yeah. That's, that's a conversation I've had. [38:44.640 -> 38:50.520] Sorry I'm not. This is more, this is more the ending [38:50.520 -> 38:58.760] of, um, uh, four weddings and a funeral where, where they kiss passionately in the rain and [38:58.760 -> 39:04.080] everything ends out great. Um, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just a consumer team, a customer [39:04.080 -> 39:06.880] team looking at an engine manufacturer. [39:06.880 -> 39:07.880] That's Notting Hill, mate. [39:07.880 -> 39:08.880] Oh, is it Notting Hill? [39:08.880 -> 39:10.880] And I got the quote wrong. [39:10.880 -> 39:12.880] Anyway, go on. [39:12.880 -> 39:22.680] So in all seriousness, right, the McLaren that Honda knew before is gone. [39:22.680 -> 39:23.680] Long gone. [39:23.680 -> 39:24.680] Yeah. [39:24.680 -> 39:27.860] Okay. What Ron Dennis said at that time about you [39:27.860 -> 39:32.000] can't win a world championship as a customer team, it was true and it's still [39:32.000 -> 39:38.360] true. So how do they go about, for example, winning a world championship again and [39:38.360 -> 39:46.200] also retaining the services of their star driver Lando Norris, become a manufacturer. [39:46.200 -> 39:48.520] I mean, it just makes sense, doesn't it? [39:48.520 -> 39:50.120] Everything about it makes sense. [39:50.120 -> 39:51.560] They've changed, Matt. [39:51.560 -> 39:52.560] They've changed. [39:52.560 -> 39:53.840] It's gonna be fine. [39:53.840 -> 39:55.760] Well, I think this is the thing. [39:55.760 -> 40:00.240] If you look at the cast of characters when Honda showed up- so first of all, it should [40:00.240 -> 40:02.800] have been imminently predictable. [40:02.800 -> 40:04.240] The path. [40:04.240 -> 40:05.760] All you had to do was look at Renault, [40:05.760 -> 40:11.040] who basically did nothing before, you know, 2013 and a half to get ready for the 2014 power unit [40:11.040 -> 40:17.120] regulations, and look at their path. You had to have known that it was going to be more than a [40:17.120 -> 40:23.360] few rocky years before your power unit manufacturer caught up with, especially because they didn't get [40:23.360 -> 40:25.440] an exemption so much, that [40:25.440 -> 40:29.240] I recall, from the token system, as much as they should have had. [40:29.240 -> 40:33.800] They should have just basically been given freedom to catch up before they were put under [40:33.800 -> 40:34.800] the same regulations. [40:34.800 -> 40:38.660] And maybe Formula One learned something from that, and maybe they didn't. [40:38.660 -> 40:50.440] But having said that, the cast of characters, Whitmarsh, Dennis, Eric Boullier, Alonzo, all long gone from [40:50.440 -> 41:00.560] McLaren. Honda, having caught up and demonstrated a certain acuity, is going to want to find [41:00.560 -> 41:07.560] the highest team up the grid they can partner with and the team that has the most outside resources and [41:08.700 -> 41:10.380] we've got [41:10.380 -> 41:11.740] Mercedes [41:11.740 -> 41:13.580] Red Bull Ferrari [41:13.580 -> 41:19.800] They don't need a Honda engine. Yeah, I'll ping call him while they could maybe use a Honda engine [41:19.800 -> 41:26.640] But they're stuck with V re and I think they're gonna have Alpine engines in 26 actually. They're going to rebadge them at that point. [41:26.640 -> 41:28.400] Oh, well, then it's definitely not. [41:28.400 -> 41:30.760] It's definitely not Renault's fault then, Matt, if they do that. [41:30.760 -> 41:36.720] If the team's been renamed and the power unit's been renamed, Renault are absolved of all [41:36.720 -> 41:41.040] guilt, obedible, never existed, let it be wiped from history. [41:41.040 -> 41:43.040] Uh, he's a Hyundai. [41:43.040 -> 41:45.760] I don't know what you're talking about. [41:45.760 -> 41:48.040] He's a yeah. [41:48.040 -> 41:53.840] So so McLaren is the best choice for Honda. [41:53.840 -> 42:00.040] And if McLaren want to become a works team again, Honda is, you know, looking like a [42:00.040 -> 42:04.800] pretty good choice at this point, maybe five beers in and two o'clock in the morning, but [42:04.800 -> 42:05.640] still five beers in at two o'clock in the morning, but still. [42:05.640 -> 42:06.640] That's what it is! [42:06.640 -> 42:09.740] Five beers in at two in the morning. [42:09.740 -> 42:15.200] If you're only five beers in at 2am, then you've been doing something wrong, my friend. [42:15.200 -> 42:18.520] You need to up your pre-drinks. [42:18.520 -> 42:26.480] But can I just clarify, the reason I point out that McLaren has changed because I think a lot of people [42:26.480 -> 42:29.680] would look at that time and say well Honda didn't deliver the goods. [42:29.680 -> 42:34.880] Do you think it's a coincidence that as soon as they left McLaren they started to be able [42:34.880 -> 42:40.740] to deliver performance, reliability, fuel efficiency, all the things a good power unit [42:40.740 -> 42:41.740] needs to do? [42:41.740 -> 42:42.740] And the reason... [42:42.740 -> 42:47.360] Was it the size zero concept of McLaren that they were so married to. [42:47.400 -> 42:47.720] Yeah. [42:47.800 -> 42:48.240] Yes. [42:48.360 -> 42:53.360] There were a lot of extreme demands from a Claren, which they made zero compromise [42:53.440 -> 42:58.520] for, and also felt like they could just sweep every single issue that they had [42:58.960 -> 43:00.920] under the carpet of Honda is rubbish. [43:01.560 -> 43:08.460] And as soon as they entered into a proper partnership with the Red Bull teams, suddenly [43:08.460 -> 43:11.460] things started to come together, didn't it? [43:11.460 -> 43:18.900] So I don't see Honda as the main issue in that tumultuous relationship, and that's why [43:18.900 -> 43:29.720] I say it's important that McLaren has changed, rather than Honda. Which is not to say that it's a hundred percent on McLaren, the fact that that partnership [43:29.720 -> 43:34.620] didn't work, because there were clearly reports that that Honda was having trouble readjusting [43:34.620 -> 43:41.440] to a Formula One environment versus a road car manufacturer environment, which is, you [43:41.440 -> 43:45.880] know, outside of IndyCar, which is a separate facility in the US. [43:45.880 -> 43:49.120] That's really where it was coming from, sort of the corporate culture did have [43:49.120 -> 43:53.960] some readjusting to do. I mean, I think there's some blame on both sides and [43:53.960 -> 44:00.760] that's fair, but the majority of it, I really do think, came from McLaren. And if [44:00.760 -> 44:05.920] we look at what happened when Zac Brown came in and they changed management and they changed [44:06.840 -> 44:08.960] They changed engineering structure [44:09.640 -> 44:13.940] Sort of that blame game that started being played almost from the beginning [44:14.600 -> 44:16.000] When they showed up on track [44:16.000 -> 44:23.440] I think represented a lot of the troubles that McLaren was having at the time because it was a culture thing [44:24.360 -> 44:25.040] Everyone was [44:25.040 -> 44:29.040] blaming each other for it rather than working together to solve problems. And [44:29.040 -> 44:32.840] this is always where I love to hold up Mercedes as a great counter example. And [44:32.840 -> 44:37.440] you see more and more teams I think trying to implement that kind of a [44:37.440 -> 44:42.560] structure because it is very so very clearly effective. No I don't know I like [44:42.560 -> 44:49.600] the thing we use for the whose fault is it that's based on my marriage where when anything goes wrong immediately try to [44:49.600 -> 44:54.320] distance yourself from blame or establish blame for the other person it [44:54.320 -> 44:59.080] must always be mostly someone's fault. Isn't that the point of having kids [44:59.080 -> 45:10.240] though? What do you blame the kids? I'd not even thought of that. You're a genius. Yeah, right. Well, Chris. Spanish, you're a rookie. If you haven't thought of that at [45:10.240 -> 45:17.000] this point, even I have thought of that. All right. Speaking of weird relationships, well, [45:17.000 -> 45:22.580] golf has had a funny relationship with Formula One. You might remember a flurry of excitement [45:22.580 -> 45:28.960] from Formula One journalists around the Monaco Grand Prix, two Monaco Grand Prix's ago? It wasn't, was it last season? [45:28.960 -> 45:29.960] Yeah, 21. [45:29.960 -> 45:30.960] Was it 2021? [45:30.960 -> 45:35.560] Golf, golf as in oil, not golf as in silly trousers and… [45:35.560 -> 45:39.920] No, so sorry, that is because I'm back in Essex, so you know, I'm struggling between [45:39.920 -> 45:45.640] my vowels, so ball and bull, like the bull with horns and the bouncy ball, gonna sound [45:45.640 -> 45:50.200] the same from now on because I'm here. So gulf and gulf is gonna sound the same. So [45:50.200 -> 45:57.360] no, gulf, gulf oil. I've had a funny relationship with Formula One. Yeah, that big launch, all [45:57.360 -> 46:02.280] the journalists got excited. They'd clearly been invited for volavonts and cocktails and [46:02.280 -> 46:06.960] champagne and all it really was in the end was a livery change. [46:07.160 -> 46:10.000] So a one off sponsorship for Monaco. [46:10.200 -> 46:10.560] Right. [46:10.760 -> 46:17.400] So this obviously this is about the the Williams launch that happened last week [46:17.600 -> 46:22.320] where we were told that there was more build up. [46:22.520 -> 46:24.360] No, no, no, we weren't. [46:24.560 -> 46:29.280] We weren't told, though, were we? Because I think just someone made up this [46:29.280 -> 46:32.160] idea that the golf livery was going to come back and there was going to be a Porsche deal [46:32.160 -> 46:40.640] involved in it as well. And it was clearly absolute tittle waddle. And it should never [46:40.640 -> 46:46.160] have been trusted. But what I will say is, all right, I know everyone's disappointed [46:46.160 -> 46:49.040] that we don't have a little golf title. [46:49.040 -> 46:51.920] Because it's a gorgeous, it's gorgeous. [46:51.920 -> 46:53.640] Orange and blue. [46:53.640 -> 46:55.080] It's a great looking car. [46:55.080 -> 46:59.160] But from what I understand about it, [46:59.160 -> 47:04.160] it is the start of a growing partnership [47:04.180 -> 47:07.780] between the two. Well, that's two, where it will increase. [47:07.780 -> 47:13.260] And it should primarily be involved and led by fan engagement. [47:13.260 -> 47:22.760] Now, quite, you know, what this is going to involve in details, I don't know yet, but [47:22.760 -> 47:26.400] it seems like it's gonna be a great thing for the fans to enjoy [47:26.400 -> 47:32.200] and get them more involved in the sport, and it's going to increase over time as well. [47:32.200 -> 47:37.560] So I'm looking at this as a very positive thing, not to mention as well that it's providing [47:37.560 -> 47:43.240] some much-needed finance for a team that just lost Nicholas Lasifi and his sponsors. [47:43.240 -> 47:48.880] But aren't Deralton, the finance group in charge of Williams now, are they not fairly [47:48.880 -> 47:53.080] liquid or are they like a genie lotus type situation? [47:53.080 -> 47:56.400] I mean, no, no, no. [47:56.400 -> 48:00.800] Genie would be the wrong end of the scale, I think. [48:00.800 -> 48:07.880] But you know, they're not fronting the full budget cap and the full budget for the team. [48:07.880 -> 48:09.360] They still need these sponsors. [48:09.360 -> 48:16.240] So for reference, do any of us know how close, we just said Haas is close to having the budget [48:16.240 -> 48:21.720] cap to spend, is Williams-DeRolten close to that, Matt? [48:21.720 -> 48:27.520] The only thing that I have read is that over the last two years, I believe they've been fully funded to the cost cap. [48:27.520 -> 48:28.520] Yes. [48:28.520 -> 48:29.520] ALICE Really? [48:29.520 -> 48:31.720] But they had Sofino because of Nicholas Satifi as well. [48:31.720 -> 48:32.720] That's a- [48:32.720 -> 48:33.720] LIAM Good point. [48:33.720 -> 48:35.000] ALICE It's quite a loss they've just had. [48:35.000 -> 48:37.960] So they've had to recuperate that. [48:37.960 -> 48:42.960] But they are actually getting more interest from the US now, because of, um... [48:42.960 -> 48:43.960] RUSSELL Logan Sargent. [48:43.960 -> 48:44.960] ALICE Sargent. [48:44.960 -> 48:45.400] Of course. Is he of drinking age yet in America? We've been making all these analogies. Can he even- interest from the US now because of Logan Sargent. [48:45.400 -> 48:47.400] Is he of drinking age yet in America? [48:47.400 -> 48:49.160] We've been making all these allergies. [48:49.160 -> 48:51.200] Can he even partake? [48:51.200 -> 48:52.680] What is his actual age? [48:52.680 -> 48:53.680] And I don't know. [48:53.680 -> 48:54.680] Is he 20? [48:54.680 -> 48:55.680] I'm going to look it up real quick. [48:55.680 -> 49:02.080] Okay, 21 is the age of legally entering an establishment and drinking. [49:02.080 -> 49:05.160] It hasn't always been, but that's more or less what it is now. [49:05.160 -> 49:06.160] Yeah. [49:06.160 -> 49:13.280] But what a lot of my age British people are looking at is, is this a way that Williams [49:13.280 -> 49:16.900] can go up the grid? Because certainly with Albon, you've got someone who can deliver [49:16.900 -> 49:23.080] consistent results. Sargent's a little bit of an unknown, but the really the main thing [49:23.080 -> 49:26.080] is do they have the budget to develop? Do they have [49:26.080 -> 49:31.400] the budget to start going up the grid? Because Williams at the back of the grid is terrible [49:31.400 -> 49:32.400] for F1. [49:32.400 -> 49:38.800] Yeah, I wouldn't expect fireworks so much at the moment. Development, I think, is probably [49:38.800 -> 49:44.920] going to be where they hit the hardest. So they might come out the blocks running and [49:44.920 -> 49:45.920] we'll see where they go [49:45.920 -> 49:46.920] from there. [49:46.920 -> 49:50.720] Sargent, by the way, is of legal age, he is 22, he was born in the year 2000. [49:50.720 -> 49:51.720] No. [49:51.720 -> 49:54.720] I don't want to hear that. [49:54.720 -> 49:58.200] Yeah, I don't like that at all. [49:58.200 -> 50:09.000] Williams is an interesting case, because the problems there, I think, have been demonstrably, if you look at who's been there, more than just financial. [50:09.000 -> 50:27.760] I think there is fundamentally some kind of a culture problem at Williams, and they've not been able to build, despite having some talented people, anything that begins to resemble a successful car. And with the advent of [50:27.760 -> 50:33.560] James Vowles, I'm very curious to see if he can fix that problem. So far, nobody's [50:33.560 -> 50:40.000] been able to, but if he can fix it, then I think Williams is very well-placed [50:40.000 -> 50:44.940] with their deal with Mercedes to move up to... I don't even know if they'll move up the [50:44.940 -> 50:45.200] grid, [50:45.200 -> 50:50.080] but certainly to score more than like whatever five points they scored last season, to be more [50:50.080 -> 50:56.400] competitive with the back of the midfield at the very least. But Vowles only has come in, [50:56.400 -> 51:00.160] like he can only come in at the end of February. I don't know if he's even officially started yet, [51:00.880 -> 51:05.800] because I believe he had some other commitment that he needed to do. But all his talk, all [51:05.800 -> 51:11.080] the interviews is about culture, as you say, Matt, and changing the culture. So what I [51:11.080 -> 51:18.040] would love to hear as a longstanding Williams fan, since the real Red Five, sorry Vettel [51:18.040 -> 51:23.440] fans, the real Red Five, Mansell, and all through like supporting Damon Hill, and I [51:23.440 -> 51:25.000] was a big Coulthard fan as well. [51:25.000 -> 51:31.000] What I want to see is by Barcelona hearing reports that everyone at Williams is super happy [51:31.000 -> 51:36.000] and that they live and work in a nice place and there's all harmony [51:36.000 -> 51:41.000] and there's none of the capito drama leaks that have been coming out. [51:41.000 -> 51:46.560] Yeah, so what we were saying earlier about how these things take time. [51:47.440 -> 51:54.240] No! This is gonna take time. Okay, it's gonna take time. All right. Where does that put us [51:54.240 -> 52:00.000] next on the topic list, Matt? I think that just about covers launches. Your favorite driver. [52:00.640 -> 52:05.000] My favorite driver? Said a thing. Kobayashi said a thing. [52:05.000 -> 52:06.000] Really? [52:06.000 -> 52:09.000] I, Kobayashi, was a big Kobayashi fan. [52:09.000 -> 52:10.000] You know who I'm talking about. [52:10.000 -> 52:12.000] Sergio Perez said a thing. [52:12.000 -> 52:13.000] Oh, yeah. [52:13.000 -> 52:14.000] No. [52:14.000 -> 52:16.000] Lewis Hamilton said a thing. [52:16.000 -> 52:17.000] No. [52:17.000 -> 52:20.000] Who's my favorite driver? You're confusing and angering me. [52:20.000 -> 52:24.000] I am 100% better. [52:24.000 -> 52:25.000] Alonso! [52:25.000 -> 52:26.000] Oh yes! [52:26.000 -> 52:28.280] Oh, this new story! [52:28.280 -> 52:29.280] How could I forget? [52:29.280 -> 52:30.840] Oh my goodness! [52:30.840 -> 52:36.840] Fernando Alonso has come out and declared, and look, I know that sometimes journalists [52:36.840 -> 52:43.000] ask leading questions, but Fernando Alonso is being commonly reported, widely reported [52:43.000 -> 52:45.680] as saying that Lance Stroll is fast enough to become [52:46.320 -> 52:52.480] world champion, which goes to show that when you enter Westeros, you must bend the knee. [52:53.760 -> 52:56.640] I love this. I think they just left out the bit where he said, [52:56.640 -> 53:00.240] assuming everyone else on the grid is a billionaire's son in about five years time. [53:01.040 -> 53:05.600] So in, in, in, no, not even in, it's not even in defensive. [53:05.600 -> 53:06.600] Yeah, go ahead, defend it. [53:06.600 -> 53:07.600] Go on, Chris, go on. [53:07.600 -> 53:09.680] We're waiting, we're waiting, just right here. [53:09.680 -> 53:13.260] It's in defense of the, whoever asked him the question, because I'm fairly certain they [53:13.260 -> 53:16.760] didn't just ask him, do you think Lance Stroll can become world champion? [53:16.760 -> 53:17.760] Yeah. [53:17.760 -> 53:23.640] Uh, because, because otherwise he has, he has no reason to include that in, in the answer. [53:23.640 -> 53:24.640] Yeah. [53:24.640 -> 53:29.680] Yeah. So, so it wasn't Fernando Alonso was walking to Tesco's and someone was alongside him secretly [53:29.680 -> 53:33.480] taping him and Alonso just went, do you know what? [53:33.480 -> 53:37.520] I've really just been off the top of my head thinking about how Lance Stroll is probably [53:37.520 -> 53:38.720] going to be F1 champion. [53:38.720 -> 53:40.600] So it has been widely reported. [53:40.600 -> 53:46.280] But what do you expect Fernando Alonso to say when asked about his new teammate? [53:46.280 -> 53:51.920] He hasn't come out and said, yes, Lance Stroll is a genuine, he's the best young talent in [53:51.920 -> 53:58.160] F1, which is what Otmar Schaffnauer said when he was under the employee of Laurence Stroll. [53:58.160 -> 54:06.000] He said he's got speed, which I don't think is entirely unfair. Did Lance Stroll have speed to enter F1? [54:06.000 -> 54:11.600] When he entered F1, we could debate that, but given the unprecedented opportunity [54:11.600 -> 54:15.800] he's had to build and develop and have people like Anthony Davison [54:15.800 -> 54:27.200] preparing him for his first drive in F1, spending 20 million, having a old or a few years out of date F1 car to practice on and having a team bought for him [54:27.200 -> 54:35.520] and just having this constant waterfall of opportunity, yeah, he's pretty quick. [54:35.520 -> 54:41.760] Like he's probably the best pay driver, the best out-and-out pay driver in existence. [54:41.760 -> 54:45.760] Like he's fine and I think that you could justify employing Lance Stroll [54:45.760 -> 54:50.720] as a number two driver. Let's say you had a young, you had Piastri, and you wanted someone [54:50.720 -> 54:56.400] with recent F1 experience to be there to be like a benchmark. I think Lance Stroll is [54:56.400 -> 55:02.200] a decent, what would you call it, you know, a decent candle, calendar candle, like a, [55:02.200 -> 55:07.360] like a, like a type B supernova that you can compare his performance in that [55:07.360 -> 55:10.120] car to this car and know where you're at. [55:10.120 -> 55:17.480] But to say he has the speed to be a world champion is obviously going to create headlines. [55:17.480 -> 55:18.480] Well I love this. [55:18.480 -> 55:23.560] I mean he could have said he's fast, he's had really good results in the wet, it's challenging [55:23.560 -> 55:28.560] and it's going to be exciting to be along someone who has that kind of talent. [55:28.560 -> 55:31.260] Because after all, this is what you'd expect. [55:31.260 -> 55:38.480] But he very clearly went on to say, has the possibility to be world champion. [55:38.480 -> 55:44.660] And I don't know, we were talking about Magnussen earlier, I don't know about you, but if you [55:44.660 -> 55:45.840] asked me to pick which one [55:45.840 -> 55:50.320] of those two drivers I'd bet on in a race, I'm pretty sure I'd choose Magnussen. [55:50.320 -> 55:56.200] No, but if you remember, on this podcast like a few years back, I was warning of the possibility [55:56.200 -> 56:01.680] that Lawrence Stroll, and this was pre-cost cap, would have had the ability pre-cost cap [56:01.680 -> 56:07.120] to, if it was his will, direct a billion dollars at [56:07.120 -> 56:13.120] a Formula One team, have a second driver that is instructed to not win the World Championship, [56:13.120 -> 56:15.000] and Lance Stroll could pick up a world title. [56:15.000 -> 56:19.560] Like, he is good enough to do that, and there are drivers who have picked up world championships [56:19.560 -> 56:25.440] by being in incredibly dominant cars and being the number one driver. So there is that potential, [56:26.000 -> 56:33.440] but even a 57 year old Fernando Alonso in 2023 has got to wipe the floor with Lance Stroll and [56:33.440 -> 56:38.720] make that... because in my opinion he is going to do better against Lance Stroll than Sebastian [56:38.720 -> 56:46.720] Vettel did. I think Fernando Alonso is a better driver than Sebastian Vettel. Feedback at missedapex.net [56:46.720 -> 56:51.360] so Matt can deal with the fallout of that comment. But Alonso, even at his age now, [56:51.360 -> 56:57.480] I think all things being even, is going to show his talent against Lance Strock, [56:57.480 -> 57:02.840] unless there's something strange going on. So those comments are going to be very quickly shown [57:02.840 -> 57:05.360] to be, well, that's not quite true because [57:05.360 -> 57:08.680] he doesn't have the speed of an aging Fernando Alonso. [57:08.680 -> 57:11.880] So you have to think, what is the game? [57:11.880 -> 57:14.920] What game is Fernando Alonso playing? [57:14.920 -> 57:19.560] Is he being paid just so much money that he will actually be a supporting driver? [57:19.560 -> 57:21.640] It can't be that. [57:21.640 -> 57:25.460] He's got to be just playing nice until he finally [57:26.660 -> 57:32.420] pounces Surely, I'm sorry Matt. Then Chris. Well, I was gonna say at the risk of stealing what Chris was about to say [57:32.420 -> 57:37.340] No, steal it. I'm fed up. Okay. Good. Thank you. I have permission. I will now go to town [57:37.340 -> 57:38.320] Um, no [57:38.320 -> 57:52.240] Alonzo has actually known stroll for quite some time because he knew him through the Ferrari Academy, of which Stroll was a member, and Alonso assisted with when Alonso was at Ferrari. So some of this might be, I don't know, [57:52.240 -> 57:59.920] I'd say more genuine than we want to give it credit for, but I think a lot of it is very much [57:59.920 -> 58:07.740] Alonso, as he first did at Alpine, positioning himself to get in the good [58:07.740 -> 58:12.000] graces of the people who have the actual power. And I know, once Chris makes this [58:12.000 -> 58:15.620] point, I actually went back and looked up what Alonso said about Akon when he [58:15.620 -> 58:18.840] first went to Renault. So we'll get to that, but first Chris. [58:18.840 -> 58:22.860] Well, hang on, EJ's comment in the live chat is, is this just Alonso setting up for the [58:22.860 -> 58:25.360] possibility to go, well, I beat a possible [58:25.360 -> 58:27.000] world champion at the end of the season. [58:27.000 -> 58:29.960] But more realistically is if he absolutely trounced [58:29.960 -> 58:32.360] his stroll, you want that to look like a miracle. [58:32.360 -> 58:35.120] You don't want it to look like you're fighting bums. [58:35.120 -> 58:36.640] This is the thing. [58:36.640 -> 58:39.040] The better he makes his teammate look, [58:39.040 -> 58:41.080] the better he looks when he beats them, [58:41.080 -> 58:43.040] like he did with Ocon. [58:43.040 -> 58:45.520] That's why Rosberg bigs up Hamilton all the time. [58:45.520 -> 58:50.560] He's like, Hamilton is basically an unbeatable third. Nice try, Chris. I'm pretty sure Ocon [58:50.560 -> 58:55.600] won the last round of that. I don't think he did. But what I will say, he did. No, I don't [58:55.600 -> 58:59.680] think he did. But what I will say, absolutely. Oh yeah, because points mean everything, don't they? [59:01.040 -> 59:06.080] Yeah, Nico Rosberg got more points in the 2016 World Championship than Lewis Hamilton. And that's why he was world champion. [59:06.080 -> 59:07.080] Talk to me about that. [59:07.080 -> 59:10.040] Funny how that works. [59:10.040 -> 59:16.020] What I will say, what I will say, is that I don't think he's been paid so much money [59:16.020 -> 59:17.240] to just sort of- [59:17.240 -> 59:18.240] No, I don't. [59:18.240 -> 59:19.240] Yeah, I don't think that. [59:19.240 -> 59:26.800] Because, because, as far as I remember, he's taken a pay cut since leaving Alpine. [59:26.800 -> 59:29.840] He's on less money at Aston. [59:29.840 -> 59:30.840] Yeah. [59:30.840 -> 59:35.760] I think he is coming in there to beat Lance Stroll, and he's worried that it's going to [59:35.760 -> 59:37.640] look too easy. [59:37.640 -> 59:43.240] So he's trying to go, no, no, no, this is a challenge, and I'm so happy to support him, [59:43.240 -> 59:44.240] as the quote goes. [59:44.240 -> 59:45.360] But Matt, you had to go on then. [59:45.360 -> 59:48.760] What did Alonso say about Ocon at the start of Alpine? [59:48.760 -> 59:49.760] Right. [59:49.760 -> 59:55.200] So he said, definitely, I'm impressed and I'm happy to have Esteban alongside me. [59:55.200 -> 59:56.340] He's very professional. [59:56.340 -> 59:59.920] He works very hard, not only here trackside, but also in the simulator. [59:59.920 -> 01:00:01.420] We shared a lot of stuff. [01:00:01.420 -> 01:00:08.000] While either of us is in the simulator, we try to be connected and work towards a better car." And then when he left, he said, [01:00:08.000 -> 01:00:09.560] "...my teammate is trying to kill me." [01:00:09.560 -> 01:00:17.080] Okay. Okay. So I'm looking forward to seeing what he says when he leaves Aston. [01:00:17.080 -> 01:00:21.040] And the thing is, you're not saying, I look forward to what he says when he leaves Aston [01:00:21.040 -> 01:00:25.840] after a five-year harmonious relationship. Everyone is betting on this [01:00:25.840 -> 01:00:31.920] ending in some kind of drama. What is he thinking? Because he's going to go in there. If they have a [01:00:31.920 -> 01:00:37.840] championship-winning car and Alonso wins the championship, and it's an outside bet of Aston [01:00:37.840 -> 01:00:41.840] Martin turning up with a championship-winning car. But by the way, there was a report, [01:00:41.840 -> 01:00:49.640] I think it was Planet F1, I think Christian Horner being quoted as saying, we're hearing big numbers from the Aston Martin tests, so perhaps [01:00:49.640 -> 01:00:51.800] they could be a dark horse. [01:00:51.800 -> 01:00:55.320] If Aston Martin did a brawn and turned up with a championship winning car, and Alonso [01:00:55.320 -> 01:00:59.360] wins the championship, that makes a mockery of Project Stroll. [01:00:59.360 -> 01:01:06.520] Like that just defeats the whole mission, like this 10-year mission to explore strange new racetracks [01:01:06.520 -> 01:01:13.200] and to do things that could never be done, is all wasted if they get the championship-winning [01:01:13.200 -> 01:01:15.680] car and Stroll isn't the world champion. [01:01:15.680 -> 01:01:22.840] So I think Alonso is betting on the fact that his reputation is on the line. He beat Alonso, [01:01:22.840 -> 01:01:27.520] sorry, he beat Ocon, moves on to Aston Martin, beats Stroll and [01:01:27.520 -> 01:01:33.520] then hopes that then, I think he's still gunning for a Ferrari contract or a McLaren contract [01:01:33.520 -> 01:01:37.680] or something that's going to elevate him up the grid. This is not the be all and end all [01:01:37.680 -> 01:01:41.480] for Alonso. He has no plans to retire. [01:01:41.480 -> 01:01:43.480] Except he didn't beat Ocon last season, but okay. [01:01:43.480 -> 01:01:47.920] Well you know, do you know what, actually, lots of people think he was still the better [01:01:47.920 -> 01:01:49.360] driver despite the points difference. [01:01:49.360 -> 01:01:53.680] I, I, that's, that is a fair position to have, I wouldn't argue with you. [01:01:53.680 -> 01:01:54.560] Yeah, one I agree. [01:01:54.560 -> 01:02:01.440] And Ocon would argue that perhaps he looked after his car a little more, and perhaps Ocon, [01:02:01.440 -> 01:02:06.280] perhaps Alonso was on the, edge. And that's why he did. [01:02:06.280 -> 01:02:09.440] And here's one example that people won't like. [01:02:09.440 -> 01:02:13.200] Spar, 2022, everyone blamed Lewis Hamilton [01:02:13.200 -> 01:02:14.760] for cutting in on Alonso. [01:02:14.760 -> 01:02:16.040] And I think that's correct. [01:02:16.040 -> 01:02:18.200] Lewis Hamilton, to a portion blame, [01:02:18.200 -> 01:02:20.320] that was Hamilton cutting in on Alonso. [01:02:20.320 -> 01:02:22.680] But Alonso, he really was on the edge. [01:02:22.680 -> 01:02:27.440] He really kept his foot in. The smart play in [01:02:27.440 -> 01:02:34.280] that situation all day long was for Alonso to lift off, let Hamilton get in front, and [01:02:34.280 -> 01:02:39.040] then slot in behind and get a good result. Alonso was... and I don't think this has been [01:02:39.040 -> 01:02:44.640] talked about at all. Alonso blew that whole race, that fantastic position he was in, by [01:02:44.640 -> 01:02:45.640] insisting on keeping his foot in up the inside of Lacombe. And that's the whole race, that fantastic position he was in, by insisting on keeping [01:02:45.640 -> 01:02:48.080] his foot in up the inside of Lecombe. [01:02:48.080 -> 01:02:50.680] And that's the kind of thing that perhaps Ocon didn't do. [01:02:50.680 -> 01:02:57.160] Because if you look at Ocon in the Force India in like 2018, 2019, you know, that epic charge, [01:02:57.160 -> 01:03:01.060] five cars going down into Lecombe in lap one in Spa-Francorchamps, where he had the chance [01:03:01.060 -> 01:03:06.560] to get up the inside and punt Vettel's Ferrari off into existence. [01:03:06.560 -> 01:03:10.160] Ocon slotted back in behind and we were all disappointed. We're like, why didn't you take [01:03:10.160 -> 01:03:14.800] that on? And he, discretion was the better part of valour and he got a better result. [01:03:15.440 -> 01:03:17.920] I think those are two quite different scenarios. [01:03:17.920 -> 01:03:20.320] No, they're exactly the same for them. No! [01:03:21.200 -> 01:03:25.440] From memory, the Alpine was incredibly fast at Spa. [01:03:25.440 -> 01:03:27.480] Probably faster than the Mercedes. [01:03:27.480 -> 01:03:33.920] Yeah, I'm just saying, he kept his foot in an odd way where I don't think he'd have kept [01:03:33.920 -> 01:03:37.680] his foot in against Verstappen, against a lot of other drivers. [01:03:37.680 -> 01:03:42.560] I think he saw Hamilton, and I think he saw, I'm going to fight this to the death. [01:03:42.560 -> 01:03:46.660] Is this a version of Verstappen and Hamilton drive against each other differently than [01:03:46.660 -> 01:03:48.200] they do against the other drivers on the course? [01:03:48.200 -> 01:03:55.440] I think a lot of drivers drive against different drivers because it's, you know, it's different. [01:03:55.440 -> 01:03:59.240] Like anyone against Magnussen goes, I'm going to take that front wing. [01:03:59.240 -> 01:04:01.160] Why does Magnussen have front wing end plates? [01:04:01.160 -> 01:04:04.120] I want to take it from him. [01:04:04.120 -> 01:04:08.000] My trophy. Yeah, exactly. Everyone wants Magnusson's front... [01:04:08.000 -> 01:04:10.120] I want that end plate trophy from Magnusson. [01:04:10.120 -> 01:04:14.040] Exactly, yeah. If I ever meet Kevin Magnusson, that'll be my first question. Please can I [01:04:14.040 -> 01:04:21.560] have a front wing end plate? [01:04:21.560 -> 01:04:27.800] Next topic on... well, probably the last topic. can we stop talking about what the FIA president [01:04:27.800 -> 01:04:35.280] says? Please. Yes. Yes. Okay. Yes we can. Oh good. Why is that? All right. That's it. Brilliant. [01:04:35.280 -> 01:04:44.480] No, no, no, no, sorry. Sorry. Go on Chris. Chris. No, I've got I'm so I'm, I'm so relieved [01:04:44.480 -> 01:04:45.520] that we're talking about this. [01:04:46.000 -> 01:04:50.160] Um, because the reason we, we weren't here from it anymore is because he's no longer [01:04:50.160 -> 01:04:53.920] involved in the day-to-day running of the Formula One World Championship. [01:04:54.480 -> 01:05:06.800] Now, this was part of his manifesto that he was not going to eventually be involved in the day-to-day running of Formula One. [01:05:06.800 -> 01:05:16.000] But the timing of this, following a series of controversies surrounding List Vermeidbind [01:05:16.000 -> 01:05:19.960] Swalim, I don't believe in coincidence when it comes to these things. [01:05:19.960 -> 01:05:23.120] So make of that what you will. [01:05:23.120 -> 01:05:29.100] So my sort of obvious take, my Occam's razor, what's the most obvious thing is that he said [01:05:29.100 -> 01:05:36.060] a bunch of stuff that upset the teams, that upset the drivers, that upset F1, that upset [01:05:36.060 -> 01:05:42.260] Liberty, and then everyone kind of went, no, enough is enough. [01:05:42.260 -> 01:05:47.000] You have to either go or I think at the very least, Matt, they said, [01:05:47.000 -> 01:05:49.560] you're making our positions untenable. [01:05:49.560 -> 01:05:55.000] You are, in political terms, you have become a distraction. [01:05:55.000 -> 01:05:59.140] Well, so, yeah. [01:05:59.140 -> 01:06:11.280] I think to a certain extent, I suspect his own people probably put it to him that he was doing more harm than [01:06:11.280 -> 01:06:19.440] good, let's say. But having said that, it's also, I don't know, looks kind of clear to me, [01:06:20.000 -> 01:06:26.560] as an alleged sort of thing, that there was a very concerted effort to make him look as [01:06:26.560 -> 01:06:29.920] bad as possible because some of the things he said. [01:06:30.960 -> 01:06:37.360] Oh, liberty and the teams didn't like and I find that to be a very dangerous territory. [01:06:37.360 -> 01:06:37.600] Yeah. [01:06:38.400 -> 01:06:47.500] For the sport overall, given the nature of the decrees, which they just finally got out of with the EU anti-competition people. [01:06:47.500 -> 01:06:54.500] So in the UK we had a political drama, comedy drama called The Thick of It, and yes, Prime Minister, [01:06:54.500 -> 01:07:08.400] and I guess you guys had like House of Cards, you know, this inward looking at like how do you spin things in politics. And it was a little troubling to suddenly, when it seems like Mohammed bin [01:07:08.400 -> 01:07:14.820] Saliham is upsetting everybody, particularly the FIA, and the catalyst seems to be when [01:07:14.820 -> 01:07:19.560] he started talking about the valuation of Formula One. That seemed to be the big thing. [01:07:19.560 -> 01:07:24.640] Don't mess with the money. We can talk about ethics, we can talk about philosophies, we [01:07:24.640 -> 01:07:29.000] can talk about new entrants, but when you start talking about money and stock prices, you need to start [01:07:29.000 -> 01:07:34.440] looking over your shoulder. And then, things started surfacing about his, about comments [01:07:34.440 -> 01:07:39.240] that he'd made, you know, a decade ago when he was still a fully formed human adult, which [01:07:39.240 -> 01:07:40.240] were pretty... [01:07:40.240 -> 01:07:41.760] Two decades ago, but yeah. [01:07:41.760 -> 01:07:42.760] Yeah, yeah, yeah, but it's still... [01:07:42.760 -> 01:07:43.760] And removed from the internet. [01:07:43.760 -> 01:07:49.920] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But abhorrent, abhorrent comments, like indefensible comments that [01:07:49.920 -> 01:07:55.000] is not an accidental off-the-cum thing. He deliberately made, you know, these very misogynistic [01:07:55.000 -> 01:07:56.000] comments. [01:07:56.000 -> 01:07:57.000] Which Bernie never did, thank God. [01:07:57.000 -> 01:08:00.280] Which Bernie never did. But why did they, why did they come... [01:08:00.280 -> 01:08:02.480] Sorry, that's an old joke, look it up. [01:08:02.480 -> 01:08:07.000] But why did they come to the surface at that specific point? And then as Chris says, you [01:08:07.000 -> 01:08:12.400] know, you can be skeptical of coincidences. And I think in all those political dramas [01:08:12.400 -> 01:08:17.280] we talked about, that is called a briefing. So there was a briefing against Mohammed bin [01:08:17.280 -> 01:08:21.880] Sulaim in the press. And that is that kind of sinister thing that you were talking about, [01:08:21.880 -> 01:08:26.600] Matt, there, where there was definitely a will to get him to move on from the role. [01:08:26.600 -> 01:08:27.920] These stories started surfacing. [01:08:27.920 -> 01:08:28.920] They're true. [01:08:28.920 -> 01:08:33.480] He said those things, but the timing was very targeted and direct. [01:08:33.480 -> 01:08:35.200] Yeah, it's suspect. [01:08:35.200 -> 01:08:40.680] And let's be clear, I'm only wish to discuss his actions right now. [01:08:40.680 -> 01:08:43.560] I think they are most germane to our discussion. [01:08:43.560 -> 01:08:50.840] As in charge of the FIA, I think we all find what he said earlier to be reprehensible and not acceptable, [01:08:50.840 -> 01:08:54.760] but he's had two decades to go to therapy and sort it out. [01:08:54.760 -> 01:08:56.880] Well, we don't know if he has, but okay. [01:08:56.880 -> 01:09:00.000] We don't know if he has, but he's not, as president of the FIA, [01:09:00.000 -> 01:09:04.120] been anything but supportive of, let's say, women in motorsport, for example. [01:09:04.120 -> 01:09:04.440] Sure. [01:09:04.440 -> 01:09:05.280] So, you know, we can just sort of say... than anything but supportive of, let's say, women in motorsport, for example. Sure. [01:09:07.680 -> 01:09:08.800] So, you know, we can just sort of say... [01:09:11.360 -> 01:09:14.720] Yeah, so for me, it was the timing of the, oh look, what we found! So there was definitely a briefing against him. [01:09:14.720 -> 01:09:17.920] So that says to me, there was a will for him to move on. [01:09:17.920 -> 01:09:20.240] We're being told, like, no, no, he's keeping his job. [01:09:21.040 -> 01:09:24.640] His statement basically amounted to, I will say less things out loud. [01:09:25.600 -> 01:09:30.560] Yeah, pretty much. But I think the thing that really did him in, I think the thing that's most [01:09:30.560 -> 01:09:40.400] problematic is the new teams. He's very clear that Liberty and the teams very clearly don't want new [01:09:40.400 -> 01:09:47.160] teams. And he's opened up a process and said, I want two new teams because that's [01:09:47.160 -> 01:09:51.360] what the Concord agreement currently allows for. Two new teams. [01:09:51.360 -> 01:09:52.760] Only two. [01:09:52.760 -> 01:10:00.760] Only two. Up to 12, 24 cars on the grid. But that agreement is running out. So he as president, [01:10:00.760 -> 01:10:04.680] if he thinks that's best for the sport, to have more teams in the sport, raise your hand [01:10:04.680 -> 01:10:07.580] if you'd like to see some extra cars on the grid. [01:10:07.580 -> 01:10:09.000] That's all of us raising our hands. [01:10:09.000 -> 01:10:15.500] Okay, well, then you agree with the FIA on this one, and F1 is absolutely trying to torpedo [01:10:15.500 -> 01:10:17.400] that along with the teams. [01:10:17.400 -> 01:10:18.400] Why? [01:10:18.400 -> 01:10:32.400] And this is the dynamic tension, because FIA regulate the sport for the good of the sport. It's F1's job in the form of Liberty, Formula FOM, to sell, to put a package on that and [01:10:32.400 -> 01:10:34.160] sell it to the rest of the world. [01:10:34.160 -> 01:10:39.840] Now, obviously, there's a lot of overlap here, but occasionally there's tension. [01:10:39.840 -> 01:10:45.880] It's clearly in Formula 1's interest, the business side, to not have to deal with new teams. [01:10:45.880 -> 01:10:47.840] They have a thing, they can sell it. [01:10:47.840 -> 01:10:49.400] Hello, New York. [01:10:49.400 -> 01:10:50.680] Yes, I know. [01:10:50.680 -> 01:10:53.760] I love my traffic people. [01:10:53.760 -> 01:10:57.160] They have a thing, they can sell it, they can package it nicely. [01:10:57.160 -> 01:10:58.680] Everybody knows the main players. [01:10:58.680 -> 01:11:02.720] They have to do very little work and they can take more money from it. [01:11:02.720 -> 01:11:05.840] If two new teams show in, yeah, the teams get more money up [01:11:05.840 -> 01:11:12.000] front, but longer term, that's a pie being divided into more slices, and the teams don't like that, [01:11:12.000 -> 01:11:17.120] and potentially that causes a problem with all of the teams having adequate funding. Do we all [01:11:17.120 -> 01:11:21.440] remember when all the teams came in last time with a promise of a cost cap? How many of them [01:11:21.440 -> 01:11:24.880] tanked and failed and looked miserable on TV? Exactly three. [01:11:24.220 -> 01:11:26.220] of a cost cap, how many of them tanked and failed and looked miserable on TV. Exactly three. [01:11:26.220 -> 01:11:32.300] And nobody wants to see failures like that on TV anymore, which is why Formula One is [01:11:32.300 -> 01:11:39.040] very, very, you know, and I think rightfully so, very, very concerned about who they let [01:11:39.040 -> 01:11:40.040] in the doors. [01:11:40.040 -> 01:11:45.440] But from a sporting point of view, getting some fresh blood in and giving some young drivers [01:11:45.440 -> 01:11:50.880] more chances to be on the grid and just simply having more cars there is, I think, the right [01:11:50.880 -> 01:11:56.000] answer. So there always should be this dynamic tension because we have a regulatory body on one [01:11:56.000 -> 01:12:01.360] side and a commercial body on the other side, and occasionally they're not going to agree on stuff. [01:12:01.360 -> 01:12:08.520] It's a bit of an aside because I do want to roll back to maybe explaining a little bit the [01:12:08.520 -> 01:12:13.480] relationship between the FIA and FOM, but when you said who wants more teams on the [01:12:13.480 -> 01:12:15.360] grid, we all put our hands up. [01:12:15.360 -> 01:12:20.120] Most of the people in our patron Slack group also put their hands up, but a few sort of [01:12:20.120 -> 01:12:21.120] thumbs down. [01:12:21.120 -> 01:12:26.880] So I just want to say, if you only want 20 cars on the grid, you must also object to [01:12:28.320 -> 01:12:37.120] natural track limits like grass, walls and gravel. And if you hate open runoff, that's fine, [01:12:37.120 -> 01:12:41.680] but we should also have more teams on the grid. Because in the olden days, and I'm sadly old [01:12:41.680 -> 01:12:45.680] enough to remember the times of like six cars finishing, it was [01:12:45.680 -> 01:12:50.740] because these natural obstructions, these natural traps like gravel, used to just beach [01:12:50.740 -> 01:12:55.160] people where people would have a small off and they'd be beached in the gravel. And then [01:12:55.160 -> 01:12:59.960] this is why I want more cars on the grid, because I still have PTSD of watching as a [01:12:59.960 -> 01:13:04.720] young person, as a young F1 fan, and getting an hour into the race going, oh, there's only [01:13:04.720 -> 01:13:08.080] 10 cars here. And some of the spin-offs, like there'd be a slight [01:13:08.080 -> 01:13:11.000] contact, they'd spin off, they'd be beached in the gravel, and that would be it. And [01:13:11.000 -> 01:13:16.160] that is why I want a 75 car grid. That is why for the MIST Apex F3 [01:13:16.160 -> 01:13:21.080] Championships, which will be broadcast live on an iRacing broadcast stream on [01:13:21.080 -> 01:13:30.320] YouTube on the 25th of February from the Circuit of Americas. That is why I have a 60 car grid, because no matter how much carnage there is, we always [01:13:30.320 -> 01:13:35.560] settle down into a good race up front. But Matt, can you give us a little bit of a, just [01:13:35.560 -> 01:13:41.760] a very short primer. Why, if Liberty Media, FOM, what does FOM stand for? [01:13:41.760 -> 01:13:43.600] Formula One Management. [01:13:43.600 -> 01:13:45.000] Okay, Formula One Management is... [01:13:45.000 -> 01:13:47.000] Essentially a holding company for the commercial rights. [01:13:47.000 -> 01:13:49.000] But that's F1. So F1 is Liberty Media. [01:13:49.000 -> 01:13:53.000] They are headed up by Stefano Dominicali and Liberty Media Group. [01:13:53.000 -> 01:13:55.000] And they decide the broadcast rights. [01:13:55.000 -> 01:14:01.000] They sell it to whoever, like Sky TV or manage F1 TV Live. [01:14:01.000 -> 01:14:03.000] So they've got the commercial rights to it. [01:14:03.000 -> 01:14:05.920] Why aren't they also in charge [01:14:05.920 -> 01:14:11.000] of the FIA who do the rules and who are a non-profit organization looking after the [01:14:11.000 -> 01:14:15.560] future of F1? Why aren't they together? Why isn't that one group? [01:14:15.560 -> 01:14:30.680] Well, let's start with this general thing. It is normal for sports leagues to behave as monopolies. And it is normal for monopolies to be highly regulated [01:14:30.680 -> 01:14:37.920] or illegal under most of our current economic systems. Having said that, what happened was [01:14:37.920 -> 01:14:42.920] all the way back in the 90s kids, and you might want to settle down because this is a long story. [01:14:42.920 -> 01:14:46.880] Uncle Trumpets is sitting by the tree, everyone gather round! [01:14:47.680 -> 01:14:52.640] For a long and boring story. That's right, this is the one you want to put on when you're lying [01:14:52.640 -> 01:14:59.840] in bed with your earbuds but you can't quite fall asleep. Anyway, it came to the attention [01:15:10.760 -> 01:15:17.360] of the European Union, that Formula One as a sport was engaging in, well, certain activities that limited the commercial reach of certain other parties. [01:15:17.360 -> 01:15:22.120] And they decided that this was bad. [01:15:22.120 -> 01:15:23.460] This was not allowed. [01:15:23.460 -> 01:15:27.920] They were going beyond making rules for the sport to make the sport good, [01:15:28.480 -> 01:15:34.160] and they were making rules for the sport to absolutely kneecap all potential competitors. [01:15:34.960 -> 01:15:42.640] And this is against the backdrop of what is called the FISA FOCO wars, where there was [01:15:42.640 -> 01:15:46.880] potentially a Formula One was going to split itself and see [01:15:46.880 -> 01:15:52.080] some people, you know, shoot off and try and start their own series. Happened over here in the US [01:15:52.080 -> 01:15:59.760] with IndyCar and CART. But they managed to patch things up. The long and short of it was a decree [01:16:00.320 -> 01:16:06.740] from the EU about what could and could not be gotten away with. [01:16:06.740 -> 01:16:12.480] And the way they solved the problem, much like Solomon, was they split the Formula [01:16:12.480 -> 01:16:18.840] 1 baby into the regulatory body that regulates the rules for the sport and the commercial [01:16:18.840 -> 01:16:26.240] body which was then in charge of packaging and selling the sport as a commercial product. Therefore, I can sell the sport, [01:16:26.800 -> 01:16:34.560] but my selling of the sport can't kneecap any competitors because the FIA is only interested [01:16:34.560 -> 01:16:41.040] in the overall well-being of the sport as a sport, rather than making money from it. And to make it [01:16:41.040 -> 01:16:45.600] all work, the FIA cleverly sold the rights, TV rights, for [01:16:45.600 -> 01:16:52.680] a hundred years for what amounted to sort of a paltry sum to the commercial rights holder. [01:16:52.680 -> 01:16:56.920] And fortunately F1 hasn't become massively more popular overnight. [01:16:56.920 -> 01:17:02.040] Yeah, fortunately they're not losing money on that. Why they didn't go for royalties [01:17:02.040 -> 01:17:05.760] on what was collected, I, to this day, I think, I think [01:17:05.760 -> 01:17:10.080] Bernie said, oh, just trust me. This is really a good deal for you because you get the cash up front. [01:17:10.080 -> 01:17:13.280] Always take the percentage, kids. Always take the percentage. [01:17:13.920 -> 01:17:21.600] And, uh, yeah, so we are where we are. Um, but the problem you have is, is F1 actually was just [01:17:21.600 -> 01:17:25.320] recently released from this deal, not too too long ago in the last couple of years [01:17:29.920 -> 01:17:30.480] You said we are no longer monitoring this you have maintained the conditions we set forth [01:17:32.480 -> 01:17:33.280] Congratulations, we're not going to worry about it anymore [01:17:34.640 -> 01:17:37.680] but if The commercial side has enough influence [01:17:38.480 -> 01:17:41.280] To literally take out the FIA president [01:17:41.840 -> 01:17:46.000] Well, I can be fairly sure that the EU might become very, very interested [01:17:46.000 -> 01:17:47.080] in that again. [01:17:47.080 -> 01:17:49.320] And that's something nobody wants. [01:17:49.320 -> 01:17:53.480] So when I talk about my concerns, that's really it. [01:17:53.480 -> 01:17:58.000] They do have to be careful because if not, someone's going to report them and they're [01:17:58.000 -> 01:18:02.440] going to be, they're going to be much more limited in how and what they can do than they [01:18:02.440 -> 01:18:03.440] currently are. [01:18:03.440 -> 01:18:06.500] And right now, overall, the system's working pretty well, [01:18:06.500 -> 01:18:08.800] because the sport is popular, we have lots, [01:18:08.800 -> 01:18:10.000] we have more money coming in, [01:18:10.000 -> 01:18:12.600] the teams are on a better financial... [01:18:12.600 -> 01:18:17.000] Nobody wants to upset this apple cart just for playing politics. [01:18:17.000 -> 01:18:19.900] Except the current sitting FIA president, it seems. [01:18:19.900 -> 01:18:23.400] So, the team, he was in open warfare with the team bosses, [01:18:23.400 -> 01:18:25.240] openly calling out Christian [01:18:25.240 -> 01:18:27.080] Horner and Toto Wolff. [01:18:27.080 -> 01:18:35.240] Stefano Domenicali has come out, it seems, very much opposed to the so-called ban on [01:18:35.240 -> 01:18:43.280] freedom of expression, and he seemed specifically unhappy with the FIA stance on that. [01:18:43.280 -> 01:18:45.840] And I think he's probably, seems to have annoyed the drivers [01:18:45.840 -> 01:18:50.800] with things like jewellery bans and focusing on what is possibly the wrong thing. So the [01:18:50.800 -> 01:18:56.040] day-to-day running is now going to be by Nicolas Tompasas, who thankfully... [01:18:56.040 -> 01:18:57.040] Head of single-seaters? [01:18:57.040 -> 01:19:00.420] Yeah. Say again? Single what now? [01:19:00.420 -> 01:19:01.420] Head of single-seaters for the FIA. [01:19:01.420 -> 01:19:07.440] Oh, head of single-seaters. So ex-Ferrari guy, I don't know anything about him, and I'm kind of hoping that that remains [01:19:07.440 -> 01:19:13.520] the case. So I think the best thing for everyone is if I don't care or know about Niklas Zumbassis. [01:19:14.960 -> 01:19:18.400] Yeah, I think... did he work for Renault for a spell, maybe? [01:19:19.600 -> 01:19:22.960] He's bounced around between teams and the FIA. [01:19:23.040 -> 01:19:31.720] bounced around between teams and the FIA. And again, I'm not going to say I approve of all of what Suleiman's done, but I suspect [01:19:31.720 -> 01:19:36.160] all of this, and really what I want to point to is, do you remember when Formula One said, [01:19:36.160 -> 01:19:37.760] we're going to have six sprint races? [01:19:37.760 -> 01:19:38.760] You love sprint races, right Spanners? [01:19:38.760 -> 01:19:39.760] I do. [01:19:39.760 -> 01:19:40.760] I love them so much. [01:19:40.760 -> 01:19:41.760] You love sprint races, don't you? [01:19:41.760 -> 01:19:42.760] They're your favorite thing, aren't they? [01:19:42.760 -> 01:19:46.200] The more races, the better. [01:19:46.200 -> 01:19:48.560] And Suleiman said, well, wait a minute. [01:19:48.560 -> 01:19:49.560] We're the FIA. [01:19:49.560 -> 01:19:54.160] You know, we're going to decide whether or not that happens. [01:19:54.160 -> 01:20:01.280] I feel like the F1 and Liberty might have been treating him and the FIA as very much [01:20:01.280 -> 01:20:04.840] a rubber stamp for whatever they wanted to do. [01:20:04.840 -> 01:20:10.340] And although, again, I don't approve of everything, I like the idea that that is not necessarily [01:20:10.340 -> 01:20:11.340] the case. [01:20:11.340 -> 01:20:16.200] Spanners, I wholeheartedly agree with you. [01:20:16.200 -> 01:20:17.200] Yes. [01:20:17.200 -> 01:20:22.160] I don't want to be hearing stories about the FIA or Nicholas Tombas's now. [01:20:22.160 -> 01:20:23.160] Yep. [01:20:23.160 -> 01:20:26.720] I want to be hearing stories about what's happening on track [01:20:26.720 -> 01:20:30.080] and what's happening inside Formula One [01:20:30.080 -> 01:20:34.040] between the teams, not so much with the FA, [01:20:34.040 -> 01:20:37.560] the commercial race, whatever, I don't care. [01:20:37.560 -> 01:20:39.680] I care about racing. [01:20:39.680 -> 01:20:42.240] And I think that's the same for 99% [01:20:42.240 -> 01:20:45.000] of the people watching this sport. [01:20:45.000 -> 01:20:50.000] And I don't want to be hearing about the absolute farces [01:20:50.240 -> 01:20:53.320] that were, you know, for example, Japan last year [01:20:53.320 -> 01:20:55.600] when they announcing the points [01:20:55.600 -> 01:20:57.080] and no one knows what it is [01:20:57.080 -> 01:21:00.160] and it's Maxi Stafford World Champion and all this, right? [01:21:00.160 -> 01:21:02.280] I don't want any of that, okay? [01:21:02.280 -> 01:21:03.880] I want good racing. [01:21:03.880 -> 01:21:06.880] And hopefully, I agree. [01:21:06.920 -> 01:21:10.120] Hopefully we won't be hearing too much from the FIA now. [01:21:10.840 -> 01:21:11.320] Awesome. [01:21:11.360 -> 01:21:11.880] Right. [01:21:11.940 -> 01:21:17.280] So let's just look forward now to the, the live launches that I will be [01:21:17.280 -> 01:21:20.960] continuing to ignore and just catching up with later. [01:21:21.200 -> 01:21:27.520] So we have had so far Red Bull, Williams, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Tauri with the [01:21:27.520 -> 01:21:32.060] drawing of... and you didn't seem like a big fan of the Alfa Tauri drawing. What was your [01:21:32.060 -> 01:21:34.660] specific beef with the rendering? [01:21:34.660 -> 01:21:38.720] Oh, it just looks so much lower quality compared to last year. [01:21:38.720 -> 01:21:42.280] But that might be on purpose. They might be keeping it under the sleeve. [01:21:42.280 -> 01:21:45.000] Maybe, but Formula One did a side-by-side and it looked awful. [01:21:45.000 -> 01:21:49.900] Oh, okay. Well, tomorrow, which is Monday, we're going to have the McLaren launches and [01:21:49.900 -> 01:21:54.440] the Aston Martin launches. I don't know if there's anything to look out for there. Perhaps [01:21:54.440 -> 01:21:59.580] we'll get another awkward Lawrence Stroll just staring at the camera, telling us things [01:21:59.580 -> 01:22:05.840] for 20 minutes. Ferrari ruining Valentine's Day by doing their launch on the 14th. No, they're [01:22:05.840 -> 01:22:13.240] improving. Breaking hearts. Breaking hearts. There you go. And then Mercedes and Alpine. [01:22:13.240 -> 01:22:17.160] And I'll maintain what I've been saying for all of the off-season is that you could completely [01:22:17.160 -> 01:22:27.600] ignore all these launches and tune in for the testing or even FP1 in race one and you really you won't you won't fundamentally miss anything. [01:22:28.320 -> 01:22:32.080] I'll tell you what though it is unusual I don't remember the last time this happened it is [01:22:32.080 -> 01:22:38.560] unusual to see all the launches done so early like a week before testing starts a lot of the times you [01:22:38.560 -> 01:22:48.600] get teams launching their cars on the first day of testing uh So that's unusual. There's a level of readiness and preparedness there that I haven't seen before. [01:22:48.600 -> 01:22:49.600] JUSTIN. [01:22:49.600 -> 01:22:50.600] Oh, well, PR readiness, that's all. [01:22:50.600 -> 01:22:51.600] ALICE. [01:22:51.600 -> 01:22:54.200] Well, I, okay, yeah, that's very true. [01:22:54.200 -> 01:22:55.200] RICK. [01:22:55.200 -> 01:22:57.360] Ask yourself where is testing this year? [01:22:57.360 -> 01:22:58.360] ALICE. [01:22:58.360 -> 01:22:59.360] Bahrain. [01:22:59.360 -> 01:23:00.360] RICK. [01:23:00.360 -> 01:23:01.360] It's not in Barcelona. [01:23:01.360 -> 01:23:08.000] Shipping is a thing, logistics is a thing, and so we're seeing these teams ready sooner, [01:23:08.000 -> 01:23:09.800] because they don't really have a choice. [01:23:09.800 -> 01:23:13.680] Yeah, but we all know they're show cars anyway, it's not like they're gonna stick the actual [01:23:13.680 -> 01:23:15.880] 23 chassis in front of an audience. [01:23:15.880 -> 01:23:18.240] We've seen three cars on track. [01:23:18.240 -> 01:23:23.080] I bet you will see all the cars run a filming day, which is mostly what they use for shakedowns [01:23:23.080 -> 01:23:24.080] now. [01:23:24.080 -> 01:23:25.360] Because they have a... Yeah, so a shakedowns now. So they have a... [01:23:25.360 -> 01:23:31.360] Yeah, so a shakedown is, will this car fall apart? So let's put mostly all the bits in it [01:23:31.360 -> 01:23:36.080] and just see that it at least runs on track. So that's not really for the designers, [01:23:36.080 -> 01:23:40.320] that's not for lap times, that is more for the mechanics that are going, right, [01:23:40.320 -> 01:23:45.160] does this physically get around a track? Does it shake the driver? Does it [01:23:45.160 -> 01:23:46.160] shake his bones? [01:23:46.160 -> 01:23:51.120] Yeah, well, and they have to use special tires that are limited to 100 kilometers for a filming [01:23:51.120 -> 01:23:56.880] day, and 15, I think, if it's an event, like when they ran the Red Bull in New York last [01:23:56.880 -> 01:24:06.360] year. So you will see most of the teams try and do this before they actually go to testing to look for system [01:24:06.360 -> 01:24:11.880] problems that they can troubleshoot between now and when actual testing starts, when the [01:24:11.880 -> 01:24:14.240] cars will be under a lot more stress. [01:24:14.240 -> 01:24:20.080] And for all the aero philosophy and the strakes and are they high-rake, are they low-rake, [01:24:20.080 -> 01:24:25.920] there are going to be at least 30 people across the paddock that are just wondering if the [01:24:25.920 -> 01:24:33.360] clips for the wiring looms are going to stand up to the G-Force around the test track. So [01:24:33.360 -> 01:24:37.240] I think there is enough going on for us to get excited. If you're a fan of a particular [01:24:37.240 -> 01:24:43.320] team then I accept it is very exciting to see what livery is your team going to be wearing? [01:24:43.320 -> 01:24:45.160] It's like a kit launch in football, isn't it? [01:24:45.360 -> 01:24:50.600] And what merchandise can you line up and pay 30% over the odds for this season? [01:24:50.800 -> 01:24:51.800] And I think... [01:24:51.800 -> 01:24:52.440] 30%? [01:24:52.680 -> 01:24:53.280] Well, I think... [01:24:53.280 -> 01:24:54.680] Well, that's really good. [01:24:54.720 -> 01:24:57.200] Well, more than last season is what I was thinking. [01:24:57.440 -> 01:24:59.240] I don't buy any team kit. [01:24:59.240 -> 01:25:05.200] I've never bought a piece of Formula One team kit because the price is just is horrendous. [01:25:05.200 -> 01:25:07.520] Where did you get your super trendy hat cap from? [01:25:07.520 -> 01:25:08.640] Aye, that was a gift. [01:25:09.760 -> 01:25:13.760] I'm kind of an international podcasting icon. Occasionally people send me things. I've got a [01:25:13.760 -> 01:25:19.360] Latifi helmet over there. I've got a Lewis Hamilton mini helmet over there. It's a very [01:25:19.360 -> 01:25:22.640] lucky position to be in. And Spanners Lance Stroll merch. [01:25:22.640 -> 01:25:27.040] If you want to send me stuff, I'm more than open to being sent stuff. [01:25:27.040 -> 01:25:32.720] But yeah, I mean, merchandise, it's definitely aimed at a demographic that I didn't grow [01:25:32.720 -> 01:25:33.720] up in, Chris. [01:25:33.720 -> 01:25:35.800] It's the football kit as well, it's the same thing. [01:25:35.800 -> 01:25:40.800] And you wonder, is the whole point of the livery launches aimed at merchandise to a [01:25:40.800 -> 01:25:41.800] certain extent? [01:25:41.800 -> 01:25:46.480] No, it's very much a PR commercial thing. [01:25:47.360 -> 01:25:51.840] I mean, that includes, you know, the, the merch, but I think it's more about, [01:25:51.840 -> 01:25:53.600] um, keeping the sponsors happy. [01:25:54.400 -> 01:25:57.440] You know, I remember when I got married, somebody told me [01:25:58.000 -> 01:26:03.200] weddings are for the families, marriages are for you and your wife. [01:26:03.200 -> 01:26:08.560] And I want to say that launches are for the marketing, [01:26:08.560 -> 01:26:10.560] but testing, that's for the team. [01:26:10.560 -> 01:26:12.080] Yeah, there we go. 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