Max and Checo Speak 'Strayan

Talking Bull

Episode Details

Published Date

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 11:30:09 +0000

Duration

791

Explicit

False

Guests

Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez

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After a two-year absence Formula One is back in Australia! Since our last run here, we have a new car, a new engine, and a brand-new driver in the shape of Sergio Perez. In this episode, hear both Max and Checo ask each other the big questions... How the season is going so far, what they like about Albert Park… and they test their 'Strayan slang!!!
Summary
# Talking Bull: Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez Discuss the 2022 Formula One Season and Their Experiences in Australia

In this episode of the Talking Bull podcast, Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, drivers for Oracle Red Bull Racing, engage in a candid conversation about the ongoing 2022 Formula One season, their experiences in Australia, and their thoughts on the new car regulations and engine.

**Season Highlights and Challenges**

- Verstappen expresses his satisfaction with the car's competitiveness and his first win of the season in Saudi Arabia, but acknowledges the need to catch up on points lost in the first race.
- Pérez reflects on his historic pole position in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the mental boost it provided and the difficulty of achieving a perfect lap in qualifying.

**Australian Grand Prix Anticipation**

- Both drivers express excitement about returning to Australia for the first time since 2019, noting the enthusiastic fan base and the potential for exciting racing.
- Verstappen and Pérez acknowledge the changes made to the Albert Park circuit, anticipating smoother and faster racing, though overtaking may still be challenging.

**Memories of the 2019 Australian Grand Prix**

- Verstappen recalls his third-place finish in the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, marking the team's first race with Honda engines. He highlights the significance of the podium result and the renewed confidence it instilled in the team.

**Australian Slang Challenge**

- The drivers engage in a lighthearted challenge to test their knowledge of Australian slang, with varying degrees of success.
- Verstappen struggles with some of the more obscure phrases, while Pérez demonstrates a better grasp of the local lingo.

**Jet Lag and Travel Challenges**

- Verstappen and Pérez discuss the difficulties of coping with jet lag during long-haul races, particularly the disruption to their sleep patterns.
- They emphasize the importance of adapting quickly to the new time zone and managing their energy levels throughout the race weekend.

**Exploring Australia**

- Verstappen expresses his desire to explore more of Australia, having previously visited the Twelve Apostles and enjoyed the local wineries.
- Pérez mentions his limited travels within Australia, but notes his appreciation for the country's natural beauty.

**Conclusion**

The podcast concludes with the drivers expressing their determination to improve their performance and achieve success in the upcoming Australian Grand Prix. They also encourage fans to join Oracle Red Bull Racing's loyalty scheme, The Paddock, for exclusive experiences and rewards.

Raw Transcript with Timestamps

[00:00.000 -> 00:07.000] Hi there, this is Christian Horner.
[00:07.000 -> 00:10.000] Max Verstappen, you are the world champion!
[00:10.000 -> 00:14.600] Hi, it's Max Verstappen, you're listening to Talking Bull, the official Oracle Rally
[00:14.600 -> 00:15.600] Racing podcast.
[00:15.600 -> 00:19.440] Oh, this feels good!
[00:19.440 -> 00:30.040] This is Talking Bull, building up to the next race in the 2022 Formula One season. And this weekend, we return to Australia to race for the first time since 2019.
[00:30.560 -> 00:34.280] OK, we were here in 2020, but as everyone remembers,
[00:34.280 -> 00:37.000] that race was cancelled due to COVID-19.
[00:37.200 -> 00:41.280] With that in mind, it's spectacular to be back on the track
[00:41.280 -> 00:42.920] and ready to race once again.
[00:42.920 -> 00:46.800] Since our last venture here in Albert Park, we have a brand new driver.
[00:46.800 -> 00:50.000] Checo will be venturing out for his first time down under
[00:50.000 -> 00:52.300] in the Oracle Red Bull Racing Team.
[00:52.300 -> 00:54.780] Plus, of course, it's our first run
[00:54.780 -> 00:57.840] with the new car, regulations, and engine.
[00:57.840 -> 01:00.440] It'll be an interesting race for sure.
[01:00.440 -> 01:02.120] We had to use this opportunity
[01:02.120 -> 01:04.180] to do our favorite thing here on Talking Bull,
[01:04.180 -> 01:08.000] get our two drivers together to ask each other the important questions.
[01:08.000 -> 01:12.000] How's the season going so far? What they like about Albert Park?
[01:12.000 -> 01:17.000] And to test their Australian slang. Max and Checo, it's over to you.
[01:17.000 -> 01:21.000] Hello everyone, another episode from the Talking Bulls podcast.
[01:21.000 -> 01:24.000] We're here in Australia, ready to do some questions.
[01:24.000 -> 01:29.040] Checo, you claim your first ever pole position in Saudi Arabia. Talk us through
[01:29.040 -> 01:32.780] that and does it give you more confidence in qualifying now? I think
[01:32.780 -> 01:37.600] yeah once you you break some barriers, you know, mentally and so on and definitely
[01:37.600 -> 01:43.100] it's a nice nice boost but also to feel that nailing a perfect lap is like
[01:43.100 -> 01:45.520] it's not very easy in general like yeah
[01:45.520 -> 01:50.160] how many times you jump out of the car in qualifying you're like I'm a nail
[01:50.160 -> 01:56.120] like never it's really yeah you've had a couple of times right you then look back
[01:56.120 -> 01:59.760] at the lap you're like I could have you know that corner could have been a bit
[01:59.760 -> 02:04.880] it's hard in Q3 but when you do it it's of course really really nice yeah
[02:04.880 -> 02:05.000] Max in Saudi Arabia you claim your first win of the season after only two races in Q3, but when you do it, it's of course really nice.
[02:05.000 -> 02:10.000] Max, in Saudi Arabia you claim your first win of the season, after only two races.
[02:10.000 -> 02:13.000] Does it feel good to get your first win early on?
[02:13.000 -> 02:15.000] It feels horrible, I guess.
[02:15.000 -> 02:19.000] Yeah, it's terrible. I hate it. I really wish I didn't win.
[02:19.000 -> 02:25.600] It's good that the car straight away is competitive and that we can fight for wins.
[02:25.600 -> 02:29.600] It's just a shame that we lost a lot of points in the first weekend.
[02:29.600 -> 02:32.600] We have a bit of work to do to catch up.
[02:32.600 -> 02:37.400] Hopefully, from now on, we can have clean races
[02:37.400 -> 02:41.400] and we can keep fighting for these top positions and podiums.
[02:41.400 -> 02:44.800] The fans are super excited for you to be back in Australia.
[02:44.800 -> 02:46.720] Was it good to see them on the Melbourne Walk?
[02:46.720 -> 02:48.720] Yeah, it was really nice, really enjoyable.
[02:48.720 -> 02:49.720] You know, after...
[02:49.720 -> 02:51.720] I think you're going to do a double session tomorrow, right?
[02:51.720 -> 02:53.720] I will try to, yeah.
[02:53.720 -> 02:58.720] If I have time, probably like back, because it's like really a lot of great atmosphere out there,
[02:58.720 -> 03:01.720] you know, and the fans, you know, they've been fantastic to us.
[03:01.720 -> 03:05.040] It was really sad, no, when we were last year,
[03:05.040 -> 03:06.880] like we had to, we came here,
[03:06.880 -> 03:08.400] I literally came here for two days
[03:08.400 -> 03:10.080] and then flew back home, you know,
[03:10.080 -> 03:12.520] it was really painful times,
[03:12.520 -> 03:15.600] but it's nice to see everyone enjoying the time.
[03:15.600 -> 03:17.840] Everyone is happy that F1 is back.
[03:17.840 -> 03:21.200] Yeah, we've now had two races with this new ARAF car.
[03:21.200 -> 03:23.280] Are you enjoying racing in them?
[03:23.280 -> 03:27.640] Yeah, I mean, it's a bit different, different of course with already the visibility but also the way
[03:27.640 -> 03:32.880] the cars drive. But what I enjoy is of course you can follow a bit better, everything feels
[03:32.880 -> 03:38.320] a bit more stable. The car is a bit heavier which is not so great for the feeling in low
[03:38.320 -> 03:42.720] speed corners but I think it's good. I think the more we will drive with them also, you
[03:42.720 -> 03:45.240] know, in the coming races with upgrades and everything,
[03:49.680 -> 03:50.560] it will be a really big step forward also just in the feeling of the car.
[03:53.640 -> 03:55.840] I agree. The racing is a bit more like karting, no? Yeah, you can be a lot closer.
[03:55.960 -> 03:57.200] That's good.
[03:57.880 -> 04:00.280] Albert Park has had a few changes for this year.
[04:00.600 -> 04:05.000] Are you looking forward to driving the RB18 around it and do you think it presents any new challenges?
[04:05.000 -> 04:09.000] I really enjoyed the previous circuit to be honest, I really liked it.
[04:09.000 -> 04:12.000] But we'll see what it brings in terms of racing.
[04:12.000 -> 04:16.000] It looks like it's a lot more smooth, adatomic.
[04:16.000 -> 04:20.000] And also quite a lot faster, so probably it will help for racing.
[04:20.000 -> 04:22.000] Generally overtaking here has been difficult.
[04:22.000 -> 04:25.680] Yeah, and the race has always been a bit tough. Mm-hmm.
[04:25.680 -> 04:27.360] The last time we raced in Australia,
[04:27.360 -> 04:31.200] it was the team's first race with Honda and you claimed P3.
[04:31.200 -> 04:32.760] Can you remember that race well?
[04:32.760 -> 04:36.760] And can you have imagined what success has come with Honda?
[04:36.760 -> 04:37.800] Yeah, I do remember it.
[04:37.800 -> 04:40.480] I mean, it was all, you know, everybody had big question marks,
[04:40.480 -> 04:43.200] of course, with that move, with the team switching to Honda.
[04:43.200 -> 04:47.520] But I think we all believed in the project and to immediately like on the first race we
[04:47.520 -> 04:52.320] can you know to get onto the podium was I think a big boost and confidence
[04:52.320 -> 04:57.040] belief also for the Honda people that you know it really is possible to be
[04:57.040 -> 05:01.240] successful again and that was a that was a great moment to be on that podium and
[05:01.240 -> 05:04.280] you know see all the people who had worked for so many years and had a tough
[05:04.280 -> 05:06.520] time to be like in their first race immediately with us to be on that podium and you know see all the people who had worked for so many years and had a tough time to be like in their first race immediately
[05:06.520 -> 05:11.280] with us to be immediately on the on the podium so it was a good day.
[05:11.280 -> 05:15.400] Can imagine. This is your first time with the team in Australia is there any
[05:15.400 -> 05:19.560] difference coming here with Oracle Red Bull Racing? Well I can see that there's
[05:19.560 -> 05:23.120] a lot of fans you know a lot of Australian fans that really like Red Bull
[05:23.120 -> 05:26.560] and yeah it's always nice to to come to new places.
[05:26.560 -> 05:31.720] I think Red Bull has a lot of fans around the world and Red Bull as a team, you know, and
[05:32.680 -> 05:38.680] yeah, I can see here in Australia that they really support Red Bull. Yeah, for sure. Good to see.
[05:40.080 -> 05:44.520] You're well liked in Australia. Are you a fan of the country? Am I?
[05:44.000 -> 05:45.000] You were liked in Australia. Are you a fan of the country? Am I?
[05:47.000 -> 05:55.000] Yeah, I mean it's a beautiful country and I've been around a little bit, but I still want to visit more places in Australia.
[05:55.000 -> 05:56.000] It's really cool.
[05:56.000 -> 05:58.000] It's a shame that it's so far, no?
[05:58.000 -> 06:01.000] Yeah, we need to pull the country a bit more up.
[06:08.480 -> 06:14.720] the country a bit more up but I really enjoy it just the dangerous spiders and snakes that's a little bit of a negative but the positives definitely outweigh it so it's good it's nice
[06:14.720 -> 06:20.400] to be here. What was your favorite film you watched on the flight to Australia? I didn't
[06:21.200 -> 06:27.000] didn't watch any film I was just I came with a couple of friends and we were just chatting and sleeping.
[06:27.000 -> 06:28.000] Tequila!
[06:28.000 -> 06:33.000] Having a couple of tequilas. There was no time. The flight was too short.
[06:35.000 -> 06:41.000] It's the longest trip we've done in F1 for two years and that comes with its challenges, such as jet lag.
[06:41.000 -> 06:45.480] Do you find yourself suffering from it or is there a way to cope with it?
[06:45.480 -> 06:51.000] It's not easy. I mean you do struggle a bit more for sleep but what can you do?
[06:51.000 -> 06:56.320] You just have to deal with it right? And you just try to get used to it as soon as
[06:56.320 -> 06:59.200] possible. I guess that's why also we arrive a little bit earlier for this
[06:59.200 -> 07:06.080] race always. And the annoying thing is always like around like Saturday, Sunday, you start to feel like,
[07:06.080 -> 07:08.240] okay, I'm in the rhythm and then you go back home again.
[07:08.240 -> 07:11.440] So it's not amazing, but yeah, it's alright.
[07:12.080 -> 07:15.040] Getting back the time zone home, I find it harder.
[07:15.040 -> 07:18.320] To go back, yeah, but also because you just got used to it and then back again.
[07:18.320 -> 07:21.920] So it's like your whole body is just all over the place.
[07:21.920 -> 07:30.320] Have you explored much in Australia or is Melbourne the only place you've been to? It's been Melbourne but I've been around to the
[07:30.320 -> 07:36.280] Twelve Apostles. Right. It's really cool man, really nice. Nice winery, nice place for
[07:36.280 -> 07:40.800] wine, really cool. Check on. We're now going to test each other on some Aussie
[07:40.800 -> 07:48.560] slang and see how much we've learned from coming here over the years. Well you have a bit of advantage with on me, you can team with Daniels.
[07:49.920 -> 07:53.920] So, oh god, wrap your laughing gear around that.
[07:54.480 -> 07:55.440] Wrap your?
[07:55.440 -> 07:59.200] Wrap your laughing gear around that, like laughing.
[07:59.200 -> 08:00.160] Yeah like, like.
[08:01.040 -> 08:02.720] Wrap your laughing gear around that.
[08:02.720 -> 08:08.160] Well, love on that's like taking the
[08:08.160 -> 08:13.480] it's a suggestion to eat something yeah makes sense
[08:13.480 -> 08:25.160] make sure got a few rules loose in the top paddock. Probably a bit crazy.
[08:25.660 -> 08:25.920] Yeah.
[08:27.360 -> 08:27.960] Someone who's a bit strange.
[08:29.560 -> 08:30.560] Ah, it was quite close, yeah. Yeah, you can have that one.
[08:30.560 -> 08:31.680] Oh, wow, wow, wow, this is mine!
[08:31.680 -> 08:32.680] You can have it.
[08:32.680 -> 08:33.680] Oh, this is yours?
[08:33.680 -> 08:34.680] You can have it.
[08:34.680 -> 08:35.200] Okay.
[08:35.440 -> 08:37.360] There are a few stubbies short of a six-pack.
[08:38.120 -> 08:39.120] Someone's paddock?
[08:42.480 -> 08:44.480] Someone's missing the six-pack or...
[08:45.000 -> 08:49.720] To describe someone who is a bit stupid or silly.
[08:49.720 -> 08:51.760] I wouldn't have guessed that.
[08:51.760 -> 08:52.760] No way.
[08:52.760 -> 08:53.760] Okay.
[08:53.760 -> 08:56.080] First sock of the sauce bottle.
[08:56.080 -> 08:58.520] First sock of the sauce bottle.
[08:58.520 -> 08:59.520] First sock of the...
[08:59.520 -> 09:01.520] You're a bit drunk?
[09:01.520 -> 09:02.520] No.
[09:02.520 -> 09:06.280] I like to share something equally.
[09:06.280 -> 09:07.120] Oh.
[09:07.120 -> 09:08.560] You sharing, say no more.
[09:08.560 -> 09:09.520] Sharing is caring.
[09:10.960 -> 09:13.380] Pull the wool over your eyes.
[09:14.320 -> 09:15.160] Pull the...
[09:15.160 -> 09:18.680] Pull the wool over your eyes.
[09:18.680 -> 09:20.760] Yeah, you don't want to see what's going on, right?
[09:20.760 -> 09:22.000] Something like...
[09:22.000 -> 09:23.960] It's to trick someone deliberately.
[09:23.960 -> 09:26.160] To trick someone, yeah.
[09:30.320 -> 09:31.440] Pull the wool. Pull the wool. We're not very good at it. This one you will know.
[09:38.240 -> 09:43.440] You little ripper. What? You little ripper. You little ripper. You little ripper. What does that mean? This is very common, right? It's... He's getting the easy ones. You little ripper is
[09:43.440 -> 09:46.000] like crazy? Like good. Like... You little ripper. Like good ripper is like crazy? Like good.
[09:46.000 -> 09:48.000] Your little ripper? Like good looking?
[09:48.000 -> 09:50.000] No, like you're just good.
[09:50.000 -> 09:52.000] A nice guy? Your little ripper?
[09:52.000 -> 09:54.000] Yeah.
[09:54.000 -> 09:56.000] Have a go, you muck.
[10:02.000 -> 10:04.000] It's like a sporting search when someone isn't performing well.
[10:04.000 -> 10:06.160] You're like, have a go, you're mugged.
[10:06.160 -> 10:09.160] Well, similar.
[10:09.160 -> 10:10.360] Not too far off.
[10:10.360 -> 10:12.560] Bushman's handkerchief.
[10:12.560 -> 10:14.560] What?
[10:14.560 -> 10:16.360] Bushman's handkerchief.
[10:16.360 -> 10:17.360] Bushman.
[10:17.360 -> 10:19.360] What? Bushman?
[10:19.360 -> 10:27.500] You will never... I mean, if you get this one man okay hero Bushman's handkerchief mate
[10:27.500 -> 10:31.980] you're giving the really difficult ones to read to check this I don't know I so
[10:31.980 -> 10:38.120] don't know what I mean blowing your nose with your hands I was thinking really
[10:38.120 -> 10:46.000] out of the box yeah okay I can see what you were thinking.
[10:46.000 -> 10:48.000] You might get this one.
[10:48.000 -> 10:50.000] Budgie Smugglers.
[10:50.000 -> 10:52.000] This one I've heard from
[10:52.000 -> 10:54.000] someone before.
[10:54.000 -> 10:56.000] I remember this one.
[10:58.000 -> 11:00.000] What?
[11:02.000 -> 11:04.000] The little trousers, right?
[11:04.000 -> 11:07.000] Yeah, like beachwear, like the budget sport.
[11:07.000 -> 11:09.000] Yeah, that's the point.
[11:10.000 -> 11:13.000] Rip the scap of a few teenies.
[11:13.000 -> 11:15.000] Rip the cap?
[11:15.000 -> 11:16.000] The scap.
[11:16.000 -> 11:17.000] The scap?
[11:17.000 -> 11:19.000] Rip the scap of a few teenies.
[11:19.000 -> 11:21.000] Rip the scap of a few teenies.
[11:21.000 -> 11:23.000] This one you can get it.
[11:23.000 -> 11:24.000] Like from a bottle?
[11:24.000 -> 11:30.600] Yeah. Rip the cap. Yeah, you can get it like from a bottle yeah like rip that like this cup yeah the bottle like open a bottle like a few like you know
[11:30.600 -> 11:38.160] of a few drinks yeah a couple of mates beers yeah beers yeah like open a few
[11:38.160 -> 11:45.840] beers get a beers with mates yeah you got it How do you say this? Not within Kouy? Kouy? Kouy?
[11:45.840 -> 11:52.720] Not within Kouy? Not within? Kouy. Not within Kouy. Not within Kouy.
[11:52.720 -> 11:56.160] Like between us? Like a... Not within. Not within.
[11:56.160 -> 11:59.520] So it's like quite, quite far. Long distance.
[11:59.520 -> 12:03.200] It's like something is far away. Suggesting something is far away.
[12:03.200 -> 12:04.640] What? Yeah, that's good. We got it.
[12:05.100 -> 12:05.940] Not here. Not here. Something is far away. Suggesting something is far away. What's that? Yeah, that's good, we got it. It's in.
[12:07.360 -> 12:08.200] Not here.
[12:08.200 -> 12:09.040] Yeah, not here.
[12:10.440 -> 12:11.360] We good, no?
[12:11.360 -> 12:13.400] What a shame, can we do another round?
[12:13.400 -> 12:16.160] Well, so that was our Talking Bull podcast.
[12:16.160 -> 12:20.440] And I think we did not amazing on the Aussie slang,
[12:20.440 -> 12:23.080] but you know, we'll keep pushing, we'll keep trying,
[12:23.080 -> 12:23.920] and we'll come back next year.
[12:23.920 -> 12:31.560] We'll win anymore, this weekend. Yeah. We need a bit of help maybe from Daniel. Maybe we'll get Daniel
[12:31.560 -> 12:34.480] back to help with the slang on the next one boys good luck with the race this
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