I have known how good he was since he was karting (my brother used to kart in the series above him, when Max was only 6 or 7 and he was already beating teens), so I knew he was going to be the WDC before he even got in to F1. But I am surprised how gen. pop. never put proper respect on how good he is, no matter the machinery.

he took russel in 3rd lap and lando was stuck behind him for ages

The guy just doesn’t really make mistakes on his own, he’s an absolute machine. Sure he’ll have the occasional run wide. But that’s usually when he has a lead already and is just putting off. If we had a tire that didn’t need to be managed so much, I think we would see even less mistakes

Max is on his Heels, deep down he got to know that there slipping, and it's a matter of time

also i think in terms of strategy we are still very reactive vs proactive, which is the difference between an experienced pitwall vs one learning to be a front runner

Agree almost entirely except imo they’re not entirely a front runner team just yet despite beating the mighty works merc team and bissing all over the chasis pu integration advantages of all works teams, it’s still to be developed a bit to be on par in terms of resources with their counterparts, right now mclaren is 4th team in terms of resources,despite new WT, they still lack resources and key headcount,pitwall,strat n management & other key areas.. so its more absolute bonkers and a headspinner for all other teams how theyre able to put together such a cohesive and be so consistent in the development race ,with successful correlations on trick w their plans n upgrades,with fewer people and no works team advantages. it’s underestimated the job andrea stella is doing and with the current progress mclaren despite the new regs in 26being around the pu’s and key for having works deals, should be the clear contender with fuckall pace gap or the outright benchmark atleast . There is no way around it, i sus the 26regs will bring a three way title battle , with mclaren as guarantee contender and two other unclears. I dun bring merc in despite all the regs and toto selling the 26dreams, merc has had too many people leaving and coming, its going to take time and need to restructure in some areas before they can work efficiently, whereas almost any other team apart from redbull and alpine is structured so they’re not having people come and go every a week of so. The promise of closer racing will probably be true w this regs but this comes at a cost of no going back and increasing shift towards indy like setup with technical limitations in regs and their agenda of sustainability.. i just wish to see lewis or Fernando in a title battle against whoever theyre pitted against or both of them battle for the title to mark the absolute peak of f1 for good. Imagine really, no lewis or fernando past 28… thats 1/5th viewership right there

@@veemr4877 for sure, think they lost it more as a team then lando himself alone in the first corner. Will leave out that he had wheelspin but that's also setting up your car (aka team game), They could have pit him early on the mediums to softs to try an undercut. Why did he not have a fresh set of softs like max in the last stint? All those little things are the difference between a win and be second.

It'll come with experience. Max wasn't exactly the best at that until a couple years ago.

to he honest, i think mclaren messed up because they usually have a bad start and this year, they started with the fourth fastest car but now have the 2nd fastest car

British GP was peak cinema. That shit made me scream amd throw bottles at Hamilton 😂

@@eternal_trashero I’m very open to being persuaded on this, but I think Lando also had a great chance at Australia and Canada too and maybe Monaco. Not just Imola. Where the win might’ve been there for him.

I dont know why everyone is acting like that car is any better than the Red Bull. Its remarkable to me that both Max and Lando get the most out of their cars every weekend and Max has been the top scorer all season long, yet people insist the McLaren's better? Just bcs Lando was closer? Are you guys ok? Lando is absolutely wiping Piastri this season and has been heads shoulders knees and toes above him, yet people just claim its the car being the fastest. Lando is getting the same disrespect of "he has the fastest car" that Max in 2022 and 2023. The double standards in the F1 community are ridiculous.

Norris has ten second places since Silverstone last year and is destroying his teammate who was supposed to be the second coming. Russell is not scoring second places and he's barely able to beat the aging driver he was hired to more or less replace. Russell has thrown away several podiums and good points scores all by himself, if he really can at all. Norris has not cost himself actual points finishes with his mistakes like Russell's have. Just because they both make "mistakes," it doesn't mean those mistakes are anything similar to each other, nor are they costing the same types of results.

@@bill4665 He said the car was faster and it was in clean air. But Lando was unable to overtake George and lost the win. Simple as that. Had he kept the lead into turn 1 he would have been right in the mix if not cleared Max.

@@F1jones What chance has Russell had for podium except Canada? And that weekend he converted to a podium even ig his mistakes cost him the win. Yes George was poor last season but that's no excuse for Lando form. He has to step up and stopped saying "I should have gotten the win".

Max had at least a win per year during Mercedes dominance. The guy goes for it with everything.

I think Max Verstappen is an absolute monster! He is easily the best driver in terms of speed and consistency! There are people who want to diminish it all down to the car but then! Why was Checo in the other RB20 fighting the Alpines!?!

​@marcoslugo6132 Max also had a car capable of picking up the odd win every season. I love Max I'm just stating the obvious. Ricciardo was also winning Grand Prix from 2016-2018 when he left. Red Bull were also by a country mile the second best on the grid in 2020, and we saw what happened in 2021. McLaren were probably similar to that position in 2021 themselves where they could pick up the odd win, as they did in Monza, and almost in Sochi. But Lando is far from what Max has had

I think RB operation has a lot of involvement; they know how to wins since Vettel era; they know how to fight in the championship. Christian Horner knows what it needs to create champion winning team, it is something that McLaren team need to figure out.

technically, Max did miss a couple in 2021, but that's also because his foe, Lewis and Mercedes were so good.

I also loved it! :D It was the best seas I've watched since 2004!

@@FH4Player6397jealous of u that u were able to watch f1 for so long, what do you think about 2012, i vaguely remember it

Lando fan girls

@@Santififamobile-jx8sh Exactly.

For the first time in 2years when max is most deserving dotd they do him dirty pitching in lando w a pole to p3 start and pole to 2nd in the benchmark. I hold the opinion the pr they have is so effective this might happen again next weekend

Literally zhou and logan deserved more even with top 10+finish because zhou finally finished under 15th and logan finished the race… both of these events hold more significance than lando dropping the ball only to rob dotd of thd worthy driver

Lando truly showcased his showmanship, delivering an entertaining race that kept us on the edge of their seats. Had he started in P1 and simply maintained his lead over Max Verstappen, the race might have devolved into a routine affair, punctuated only by some midfield overtakes. However, it was Lando’s bold pit strategy and his thrilling half-lap duel with George Russell that injected excitement into the race. Watching him gradually close the gap to Max was a testament to his skill and determination, making the race anything but boring. If Lando had won from pole, it might have seemed less remarkable, and he might not have even been voted Driver of the Day. Instead, his dynamic performance and daring tactics ensured that he was the star of the show.

Fr. People make excuses for Lando all the time and give him the benefit of the doubt but if that was Max or any driver who's easier to hate online there would be rampage. The bias is insane and should not be considered as facts.

@@cyancut21 I think the reason it’s frustrating people with the DOTD result is that it seemed like more of a popularity contest and less of a reflection on who actually had an incredible race.

Dotd is a popularity contest, no need to take it seriously 😅

Yeah you guys are right Better to just get rid of it then or rename it to fan-favourite of the day or something😂 I mean Formula E even gave the winner of that extra power for a time so why not It was fun while it actually was quite decent though, I feel like in 2021 and 2022 especially it actually meant something…and you could vote Räikkönen in his last race as a tribute or vote Mazepin for fun, made two cool community projects

It something I usually never really pay any attention to but this one definitely had me confused

Lewis getting the driver of the day for finishing exactly where he started and only one place ahead of his team mate would have been weird, George didn't deserve it either as he was stupid to waste his tyres to fight Lando. As with Gasly, I think he simply finished where was excpected, that Alpine isn't as much of a tractor it was at the start of the season.

He’s overrated

@@lejamesbron4055 He is sitting second in the championship or do you choose to ignore the reality. He is doing to Oscar what he did to Danni. In the words of Marko he is the only younger driver with the talent to go up against Max. I think Max would not agree with you.

I'm pretty confident Verstappen would've easily won in the McLaren

@@miker7920 We can all be confident about hypotheticals.

@@bjs7442 he's 2nd because he's in the fastest car. Max was leading a championship in the 2nd fastest car in 2021. Lando SHOULD score big points because he is in the fastest car while Max in the fastest car created a huge gap and won the driver's and constructor's championship on his own in 2023. Max and Lando may be friends but they are not in the same league.

Norris and Piastri have different driving styles, and Piastri engineers couldn’t get the car setup right for Piastri at the Barcelona track. Piastri's qualifying pace has been close to Norris since Miami. McLaren still has work to do to close the gap to Red Bull.

I always said this about him, he reminds me of Button, very fast but will need a top quality car to win a title

@@rhensn Norris does seem to remind me of Button. Which is still high praise as Button’s a champion. Imo, if we’re comparing modern drivers to other drivers. I’d say Norris is like Button/Mansell, Russell is like Prost/Hamilton, Max is like Senna/Schumacher, Leclerc is like Prime Vettel and Piastri is like Hakkinen.

Norris still feels like a newer Ricciardo in my eyes. I believe that Russell can do a better job in such a competitive car, but he had less opportunities than Lando.

@@viniciusbraga9881idk I feel he’s better than a old Ricardo tbh He’s putting that McLaren in places that I would never expect and had some incredible pace since 2021, I’d say it’s as good if not better than ric as lando is beating teamates comfortably while also showing a lot of promise that he can improve, how much he can improve idk. But in my eyes he’s like jenson button.

Didn't Lando ignore his engineer?

@@ritabuba4831 if you are referring to telling his engineer to go after Max, yes. That is what I am saying. His engineer having the full picture should have been assertive and call the shots.

Well, he better hurry up because Kimi Antonelli, Oliver Bearman…..

@@Fontanat Ah yes, the Mercedes and Ferrari Academy drivers are going to steal an F1 race winner's (who can go toe-2-toe with Verstappen) seat at MCLAREN. Get a grip.

@@Fontanat he doesnt need to hurry up

Yea thats the mentality of a pure loser.

@@TestAcc-lu5cn ok "Test account"

Definitely not as bad as Lewis'

@@Rowan66109 Part of Landos fanbase is 100% getting there, and it's sad to see. Lando seems to be one of those drivers who like Lewis gets hate because of his fanbase

Not sure about Charles either tbh He has incredible one lap pace but is quite inconsistent in finishing races and pace. And Lewis doesn’t look as strong even last season when he was good I felt he was missing something but idk what. I think he doesn’t race max hard enough I think so although Lewis can compete on pace with max, it’s just that aggressive racing limits that max has gives him the edge.

@@VirkStar321 In 22’ & 24’ showed Charles competing with Max/RB first few rounds when the cars were equal. Charles loses out mid season because Ferrari cannot develop the car, we saw it last year when we were 2nd fastest only for mclaren to overtake and we’re seeing it right with mercedes looking stronger. It has nothing to do with Leclerc race pace, his tyre management is strong.

Norris is a fan favourite, give him pole and he finishes 2nd, driver of the day. Best car and loses to max, he's unlucky. He makes bad mistakes like in china, oh no how unfortunate. I like him but you just gotta get used to the idea of him being a protected driver on the grid.

@@mxchael_0385I have nothing against Lando. But people seem to treat him like he’s delicate or made of glass. Yet were seemingly happy to sling mud at/overly criticise George or Charles etc. Like, some consistency would be nice.

Literally spot on. This guys so bias, hard to watch him sometimes.

@@nazo294I get that Lando is seemingly popular with the F1 KZfaqrs and the F1 mainstream media. And maybe that has something to do with it. But like, if they’re trying to be objective etc. I don’t know how we can call him not winning when he could’ve won “good” for F1.

@@gameofender4463 Norris is making everyone forget who Piastri is, who it should be said was supposed to be the next big thing when he was at Alpine. "George and Charles" can barely beat their over the hill and journeyman teammates.

race 4 in 2022 to race 6 in 2024

@@mnokov2554 exactly

😂 I should not be laughing but this is funny indeed. What if it comes true?

He will win again

Have you watched the entire video?

This is nothing like 2018. In 2018, Ferrari started the season as the quickest car so Lewis was up against it. This year, the RB was a rocketship up until 3 races ago.

@@R4X90 I think he’s a very good driver, like Carlos. But I think he seems to lack that raw pace/ruthless driving that Lewis, George and Charles have shown atm.

I mean Lando closed on him at the end of every stint

At least in the last race, GP was telling Max to push. So yeah, that was apparently the max they could get.

@@marcoslugo6132even when your engineer tells you to push, you don’t set quali laps. You still have to manage your tires or else you’re going to be caught out with no grip with no opportunity to pit.

@@gameofender4463 what's Leclerc done besides beat a well past his prime Vettel a few years ago? What's Russell ever done?

I mean what is Ferrari doing? They worked extremely hard to make a good car over the winter and mercedes just surpass it with just a good upgrade? Highly disappointing. Charles was doing very well to keep close to Max in the championship but it all ended in Canada

@@greenfj1466 well, Merc isn't that bad if you look at 2023, they were still p2 in the WCC, and the fact that they still got the best PU (arguably better than Honda's), they just messed up the aero with that weird looking front wing that they thought would work (apparently, it didn't), now that Merc has seemed to nail the aero (at least get rid of zeropod and weird front wing) with their PU, it is no stranger thing they will be better than Fer, just look at Mclaren when they have good aero and Merc's PU, Ferrari on the other hand, made a decent car but doesn't really stand out at any aspect, decent aero decent PU and that's just it, the car reaches its ceiling of development and couldn't be upgraded more, i don't think that the curent Fer is worse than that at the start of the season, Merc is just better but they screwed up, now they don't

If he was let's say in the VCARB he would be getting points most of the time but will rarely ever make it out of the top 8. If you have a suspicion that Red bull was never very fast then other teams won't gain significant pace by copying it

Or George or Charles. Lando can potentially in the future. But I’m not sure about now atm.

gameofender4463 I agree with you but it seems like George is either spectacular or misses out on critical moments, on his day he can but to me he lacks a little consistency

@@JeremyDepain-pk8wg I think previously we have to give him the benefit of the doubt as remember, he went from three backmarker Williams where there isn’t much experience to be gained. Then straight into two bouncing Mercs that even Lewis found a handful. Like, fair criticism is fair. But context matters. And I think it comes with having a consistently good car to really gain that experience. TLDR, if George gets a consistently good car, he’ll get even better. As he’s not really had that before this year if we’re being honest.

yeah fair point people are so harsh with him sometimes like he was a multiple WDC when he’s had a race winning car in only like 2 races in his career and finished ahead of his teammate both of these times 🤦‍♂️

@@JeremyDepain-pk8wg Exactly. Not to mention that the teammate is a 7x WDC. Like, dude couldn’t have a tougher teammate. And he’s held his own pretty well against Lewis overall.

Yep, and Max is the G.O.A.T.