Lesson learnt from video= let’s put Oscar piastri in every team. He’ll be his calm Aussie self

It would make my spirit so happy to see Alex and George race as teammates at Merc

Can we just conclude that Piastri has almost the best curriculum of the F2 era and should be treated as a golden rookie like Leclerc and Russell? Imo he should only be below rookie Verstappen in hype.

Answering your question: Well, here in Spain, Fernando is more than a driver. He is an icon and his fans are beyond loyal and passionate. In a country that loves football and has guys like Nadal, the biggest movement around and athlete goes to Fernando by a wide margin. Carlos is oftenly criticized and meme material and he is not close at all to Alonso BUT we love him too and as soon as he recovers (first half of 2022 was really harsh) people will support him like in the McLaren days, maybe more. The support he got during Monza weekend was unreal.

I think a Fernando/George combo would have a lot of the same issues as Lewis/George or Fernando/Ocon. Someone as established as Fernando is not going to take kindly to the way George constantly attempts to prove himself by racing his teammate

Never thought about the combo of Max and Nico, but thats a great shout. Nico is a qualifying machine, and give him a solid car, he can deliver in a race too.

If I was RBR I would make a go for Piastri over Norris, for the simple fact that the team needs to start thinking not only of having a power pairing, but of grooming not a competitor but a SUCCESSOR for Max. It’s not too early, not at all and Max loves Motorsport not just F1 and has made that clear. But Hulk as a solid number 2? Yes please! If they go that route, Hulk would be a perfect pairing and they do have a great relationship and even friendship.

100% will still support Sainz just as much as Alonso when Alonso retires. When Alonso retired the first time Sainz was the only one, and that support will never go away

Everyone seems to be obsessed with the idea of Lando going to redbull but I just can’t imagine him as the second driver to max. Redbull will always prioritise max so I actually think Checo has been a really good team mate. Good team player

I've always thought reuniting Max and Carlos would be an interesting duo now that they have both significantly developed from the Toro Rosso days. Carlos doesn't seem to be quite as far down the Ferrari rabbit hole as Charles so he'd be slightly more attainable and I'd see him as something very similar to the 2018 Ricciardio that Red Bull would be hoping to get if they brought Daniel back.

I haven’t watched the video yet but if Minton doesn’t make an appearance I’ll be upset

bottas and checo together would be the ultimate underdog team

I love how everyone was predicting a French implosion just for the to be one of the best combinations on the grid 😂.

It couldn’t happen realistically but I reckon Leclerc and Hamilton would be a proper dreamy lineup. Not sure what their relationship is like but personality and talent wise it’d be amazing

I can't believe you didn't say Fernando/Norris! They were awesome teammates already in WEC, Fernando respects him, and Lando is introverted and focused on himself enough to put up with Alonso's ego. They would definitely be sparky, though.

Alonso and Sainz would be a great driver pairing for Aston Martin. They got the Spanish connection, Alonso respects Sainz and vice versa (Alonso was Sainz's idol), Carlos has the pace to back him up and maybe take control of the team after Alonso retires

Would love verstappen sainz reunion. People forget that of all of verstappens previous teammates, Sainz was by far the closest in race pace and even beat him head to head in quali. If red bull remain the most dominant car on the grid till 2026, we could have Rosberg Hamilton esque championship fight.

I think a Russel+Albon is not that unlikely with 2026. Albon is a very capable driver and from what engineers say in interviews he gives incredible feedback. Id imagine he would be on par with Russel. On the other hand I think getting Piastri as a 2nd driver wouldnt work with Lewis. Oscar is rapid and will surely outpace George and the fighting with Norris makes me believe he doesnt want to be a Bottas.

Feel like you’ve missed on the Mercedes take. I think the thing that separates Lewis and George from Lewis & Nico is that they have these little moments but they’re completely fine after the race. George just has this confidence that he’ll beat Lewis. Where as Nico showed more fragility. And with Bottas it nearly consumed him.

I would say that Carlos and Charles are getting closer and closer in pace. If the car stays this inconsistent Carlos could be just as fast as Charles if not even faster, and it could cause problems in the future. Otherwise, in the 2022 more predictable car, I think it's a great pairing.

I'd love to see Yuki join Nando at Aston. Throw in the Honda link and this might actually happen

I’d give everything for the firestorm of a Verstappen/Leclerc lineup. 🔥

I'm actually not on board for a Gasly/Leclerc team, we've seen what can happen to friendships when being teammates in Hamilton/Rosberg and as a fan, something similar would just be tragic

As a Shwartzman fan, he's never making it to F1. Not because of he did anything bad, as he won F3 as a rookie and finished F2 5th as a rookie and 2nd in his second season. But it has been 2 years without racing. I still think he could be a great driver for Ferrari's Hypercar team as he always showed how consistent and how few mistakes he did or that he could be a good driver at Indycar or Formula E. But for F1, that Haas seat is never going to a rookie again.

Before his return to Alpha Tauri I remember thinking that an Alonso/Riccardo partnership at Aston Martin would have been an exciting driver line up as Lance has not really delivered since his rookie season in F1

As someone who lives in Spain since 2003 and who has watched F1 since 2009, Carlos right now, doesn't have nowhere near the fanbase that Fernando has. He's both underrated and overrated by fans here in Spain. There are fans that say that he is nowhere near Charles and others that say that he is the N°1 driver. But after Fernando retires, he will be, without a doubt, the star of Spain in F1, and not because of his surname. Also, there are not many spanish young talents in F2, F3 and FRECA, maybe just Pepe Marti but he doesn't seem to be a top future star.

27:00 I would argue a Sainz & Verstappen line-up might be better, but Hulkenberg seems to be an adaptable driver and like you said is ‘a safe pair of hands’, so understandable why you chose him

I'd like to see Alonso and Norris. Fernando seems to like Lando a little chaotic mentoring would be fun to watch on and off track.

Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz would be a incredible driver pairing for Red Bull!

I'd love to see a Fernando Lando pairing, the 2 seem to have a really good a respectful relationship.They shared a car at Daytona in 2018, Fernando seemed to be pretty good to Lando during the Mclaren transition. Seeing them race each other last year in the 1v1 Alpine VS Mclaren fight that they had showed they can race each other respectfully and on similar pace. Either that or a Lando Lewis pair, again alot of respect there that i think would stay good.

Hot take: The Alpine duo is the duo of the season. They have shown their ability to fight for podiums and have been the closest on pace.

10:42 Poor piastri getting demoted to a williams :p 21:20 Piastri getting a massive promotion to a merc

I think we forget with George that his team mate is the GOAT. Norris, who I love went against Sainz, off pace Ricciardo and rookie Piastri. I think Lewis being so good has made George’s stock drop a bit. Tho George literally beat him last year so idk what he needs to do to proove himself

This was a fun little thought-exercise, Tommo, good one! I've been thinking that Lawson with Alex at Williams would be a fine pairing, for a few years at least...

Gotta say the use of old Gran Turismo music lately gives each video a new kind of bop. Love it

Nice video, such an interest view and appreciate the objectiveness brought by the parameters. On a separate issue, i really love your channel. Your voice, the music, and the art style all come along to convey some chill to a sometimes kinda infuriating community. Congrats on that and keep on the good track, so nice to be a new subscriber.

I am spanish and I support Sainz, seeing him evolve during his career it makes me feel part of it.

When Fernando retired, Sainz did carry the spanish f1 scene for the most part, the Hybrid era was hard to whatch for us, and at least having a strong spanish driver there competing was very nice, we were all very fond of his relationship with Lando. I'm not entirely sure if everyone will get behind Carlos once Fernando retires, because there has been an influx of spanish fans as of recently, and most of them have quickly become Alonso fanatics. I don't think it will be quite the same, but it will still be nice to have a spaniard there regardless

I think we can all agree that sainz and Lando are one of the best duos on the grid even when they’re not in the same team they help each other win they literally win races through the power of friendship 😭

Max and Alonso in RB would be the most chaotic thing ever, and I’m here for it

Lewis and jenson is the best driver pairing ever. It was so good they shaped the sidepods after their initials 😂

Obsessed with the idea of Albon and Bottas at Williams, I think it would be fire.

Tommo being delusional with Ricardo

Lance being compared to furniture might be my favorite thing in this whole video 😂

Tommo out here sneaking Nico onto Red Bull to finally get him a podium 😂

Ferrari fan here and you were right about the strength of our driver lineup

Grand Turismo 5 Prologue theme on the background makes the video even better!

My opinion - Alonso and Hamiltion showing they have more talent than any of the other drivers on the grid not called Verstappen, Norris in the 2nd tier but coming up fast.

I also would love to See Danny Ric alongside LeClerc at Ferrari. It would also continue a fun coincidental pattern of Ricciardo taking Sainz's seat.

I say it every video but the grandturismo music always puts me in such a reminiscent place. Ps2 wired controller megavibes

What I'm hearing is that the Aussies are great teammates, as an Aussie myself tho I'd love to see the Riccardo and Piastri duo.

I would love to see Lando at RBR with Max just to see how it would play out and how close he could get

Ricciardo must be some religious deity. A lot of pundits and fans "believe" he can be great, even though he sucked for the last three years he was in F1, being terminated a year early, and didn't show much in the two races he did in 2023.

Might need to tone down the recency bias a bit mate. Russell properly dominated Lando and Albon in equal cars. It's just the fact that Russell is against Hamilton that makes people forgot Russell is actually levels above Norris and Albon whom he dominated in equal cars. Moreover, there is a level of overhyping for both Norris and Albon due to the fact that they're having weaker teammates that makes them looks super fast in comparison. There's also the notion that "backmarker cars will always be backmarker cars, if it improves at all then it's the greatness of its drivers that push it" nonsense. People is just so easily overhyped over that nowadays. On a slightly unrelated note, this is why awesome midfield drivers frequently seemingly didn't perform as well. It's not because the pressure of a faster car, it's just that they're being exposed by top level drivers present in top teams. In case of Hulkenberg, he won't do much better than Perez. Hulkenberg is looking extraordinary rn is just because he's up against Magnussen.

Oscar might be my new favorite driver, he is just so fucking chill.

When RBR wanted to replace Albon it was mostly between nico and Perez as 2 main names. Max actually wanted Nico... would be a good pairing and would be good for him to get at least a podium in his career

As an Spanish Fernando fan, I'd fully support Carlos if Fernando retires. I already did once and I'll do it again. Carlos is by no means Fernando but he's still a fantastic driver and he'd be the only one representing my country, so it really is a no brainer

i love how you defend hamilton with the george situation when everytime lewis has had a competitive teammate shit hits the fan, wonder whose fault it is. loved this video tho man keep it up

I don't get the Russell shafting in a lot of these videos. For multiple races now, when he's DNFed, it's been from in front of Lewis, either from mechanical/strategy failure or just being shafted. Like, hes been left out on old tyres twice in a row at LEAST now, and he is directly being pressured by Lewis CONSTANTLY to back down and concede, at the cost of team points time and time again. It's a classic tale. Russel out on old old tyres, Lewis with a better strategy behind him in the final laps, and Lewis can't get around despite several weaker cars doing so, then either lewis shoves him off, the tyres finally lock, or whatever, and everyone moans that "HE SHOULD HAVE LET HIM BY TO CHASE" despite Lewis never having the pace to do so. Like, really? If Lewis cannot pass George, how on earth do you think Lewis can get by and pass the guy who passed George? It doesnt line up at all, and the time charts show it. It's just a tussle for power, and whenever george has been in the inverse scenario, I cannot recall Lewis moving, and most people hate on George for complaining exactly how Lewis did. The points do lie this season. George isn't significantly behind Hamilton aside from crucial issues, both due to the car and due to strategy. HORRID qualifying in which Lewis backed him up, leading to him going out in Q1 because mercades decided to take a huge risk for zero reason with good pace? Constant shafting on strategy, where George again and again has had to make up for unfortunate circumstances and bad pits, going up from his quali position consistently, etc. Again, I'm not claiming he's the better driver, but the venom with which people have gone to tearing George apart constantly at every opportunity is sickening when he's just doing his job, WELL. It seems like a lot of Mercades fans are Lewis fans, and concessions are only expected to go one way. George isn't bottas. Everyone should be happy about that, to see better even racing like the 2016 everyone so fondly claims to remember now. I like to see fast drivers in fast cars, and it sucks how often george is shafted in public opinion despite consistently showing up and doing the absolute maximum with his car, even in spite of all the misfortune and team lean against him.

I feel like there's a parallel universe, where GR63 is with Albon in Williams, and Piastri is with Mercedes, and as a Russell fan... it might be a better universe for F1 fans

19:07 I'd say George had the perfect start to his time at Mercedes 19:48 I think their pinchpoints have been overblown quite a bit. Zandvoort 2022 was understandable since the race win was possible for both. And I think Spain and Belgium qualifying was just unfortunate timing, a bit like you said with Alpine at 11:24. And even if their relationship is as bad as you say, I think your weighing it too much because they're no way the worst pairing on the grid. They rank extremely highly in skill, experience and marketability. I don't understand how you can put them below Bottas and Zhou. 22:15 What? George was great in his first season at Mercedes. This season, he has made quite a few mistakes but he has gotten quite unlucky as well like the P2 he lost in Australia, the terrible strategy and then puncture in Zandvoort and the issues in qualifying in Austria and Hungary which makes it look like he's miles off Lewis when that isn't the case.

I am a massive Hulk fan, but come on, if you are going to rip the shit out of Checo for "average" performances, Hulk would be worse. Yes Hulk is a quali specialist, but its the race that matters, not quali and Checo is by far the better of the two in race conditions. Of there three years together at Force India, with the exception of their first year together, Checo pretty much had the upper hand on Hulk. Factor in as well that prior to joining RB Checo had nine podiums including one win and two podiums in his debut season for Sauber, and Hulk still does not even have one to his name, you can see straight away who is the better bet for championship positions out of the two. Factor in the fact that the Red Bull is blatantly designed to suit Max, there is zero guarantee that anyone coming into that team would even come close to Max, and that includes some of the highest rated guys on the grid. Only one guy on the current F1 grid has proved himself adaptable to cars not designed around him over the years, and that is Fernando. We have seen multiple good to great drivers flounder in a team when the car suits their team mate better. This is probably the biggest issue Ricciardo had at McLaren. The car just did not suit him. I think the same can be said of Checo, and yet he still gets the results the team needs. It's hard to judge some of top guys on the grid right now as they have either only driven for one team or have started in dogshit teams and moved up. Some of the younger guys like Lando, Piastri and LeClerc may thrive more against Max, but as we saw with Albon and Gasly, great drivers but totally out of their depth in a team built around Max.

Tommo just wants Hulkenberg to score his first podium

The mic sounds crispppp on this one Tommo. Loved this video

Alonso said in 2020 before his return that the driver who has impressed him the most was George. And that time you were talking about in Austria 2021, Alonso said that when he was approaching George for the last points position, he was hoping it was anybody but him.

Sainz and Alonso at AM would be my absolute dream. Good rapport and Carlos has the pace warrant the seat

Verstappen-Piastri at Red Bull and Alonso-Tsunoda at Aston Martin and Sainz-Pourchaire at Audi and Leclerc-Bearman at Ferrari and Russel-Hamilton at Mercedes and Norris-Antonelli at Mclaren. That's my 2026 dream grid. Also Albon is still at Williams but they're good.

If Checo and Bottas were in the same team might as well change the name to “Player 2” 👀

Noticed the gran turismo music in the background and it made my day thank you tommo ❤️❤️

Wou, perez + bottas is actually a banger combo. That would be a lot of fun to see

I am a devout Sainz fan and I believe him and Leclerc are perfect teammates, we just need better strategists

Alonso + Lewis at Aston would work. Both have matured so much since 2007 and they are in a similar position hunting for their final title where mutual sympathy would make them fine with sharing a 1-2. Both of their achievements and skills demand incredible respect from one another and the commercial value of the pair would be the strongest in F1. With Merceses underperforming and Aston's huge investments and results this season it's not even that impossible of a move for Lewis to consider.

I'm convinced Merc are grooming for a Vesti-Russell duo and for some reason I can see that working so well. They have the exact same personality and approach to racing.

I don't think that leclerc-sainz pair is working that well... It worked well, it might work well later, but right now at ferrari Leclerc is just in pain, I feel like the 2 last races are more a demonstration of leclerc's weakness then sainz's strenght. Leclerc is tired, behind sainz in quali which is not normal, and sainz is just constant as always, taking any opportunity left by Charles and the red bulls

It’s hysterical that right after you said that Carlos wasn’t as fast as leclerc he started out qualifying him and then got a podium and a race win

I totally agree with your Mercedes take. Both are top drivers but I could definitely see them fighting each other too hard if they were competing for wins. I’m curious how George would go as a teammate of Max or Fernando, and if he’s be the same he is at the moment with Lewis

4:59 Minton recording his own podcast.

Hulk at Redbull would be amazing, I would love that. I think in terms of points Hulk is more consistent than Perez, but Perez can be a beast in a few particular races, especially in street circuits.

I think George to Aston would be an allround great move. George could get a couple of seasons next to Fernando and be ready to lead the team once Nando retires, and if AM were to bring in Tsunoda through the Honda connection in 2026 they'd have a real decent line up I think. Contracts are already signed however, oh well.

I love how this video had gran Turismo background music

Daniel and Charles would be epic.

14:46 Tommo sounded like a roadman there

I am waiting for Max and Lando, I feel like that would be an unstoppable pairing!

Max fernando in the redbull would be amazing, but would never never never happen. And if it did i think they would be lucky to come out of it alive, let alone win anything

In a general sense, I would rate each driver lineup: 1. Mercedes 2. Red Bull 3. Ferrari 4. McLaren 5. Alpine, Aston Martin 7. Williams 8. Alfa Romeo 9. Haas 10. AlphaTauri (w/ Lawson, 8. w/ Ricciardo)

I'm only 6 minutes into this video but after seeing you'd drop Zhou for Perez I can easily say you're out of your mind

I think Alex and Max need a round 2 together ever since Alex's huge improvements. They both seem to get the most of their respective cars, granted Alex is in a Williams and Max is in a Red Bull. However, Alex is putting that Williams in places it should never be and I think just for that he deserves a better car. It would be interesting to see what Alex can pull off in one of if not the best car on the grid.

Tommo, when is the pre race chinwag lovely vid once again.

The backround music reminds me of Gran Turismo

Sainz definitely doesn't do it for most of us Spaniards like Fernando. Fernando is basically the reason why F1 became popular in Spain, and since 2003 he has shined a lot. Sainz on the other hand, has always been either in mid-field teams or clearly behind his teammate.

"allay leu blue", nice one mate !

"Checo isn't going to be there to help him out," like in 2021? Quick how people forget. Checo has never been a great qualifier but his race pace is magnificent and that's what makes him a great teammate to Max. If the cars are more closer to each other, he's the driver you want.

babe wake up, tommo posted another tier list

26:34 this is exactly what Hulk asked a couple a while ago! could be very interesting maybe in 2025 (cuz he is alredy signed in HAAS for next year) what could be the pace difference between the two 🤔 :D

and since this video sainz and piastri got their team’s first wins of the season💀

I'm curious as to why you think Piastri would be a good pairing with Albon at Williams. If Oscar matching or potentially bettering Norris is a problem for McLaren why would it be different at Williams?

The only driver on the current grid that I can see getting close to the current top 3 (in no order Hamilton, Verstappen and Alonso) within a few years would be Piastri. There are a lot of other good drivers on the grid, but I don't see much growth in them. Piastri in his rookie season is already getting close to Norris. It wouldn't surprise me if he is faster and more reliable in a 2 years compared to those other good drivers. From there the growth will naturally slow down. He might not bring in as much money as some other drivers, but in the end the teams want to score as much points as possible.

Good stuff, Tommo👍🏼

my dream pairing (at aston martin) would be alonso & vettel, but sadly that's incredibly likely to stay a dream

I'd argue that Alfa Romeo/Sauber wouldn't really have anything to gain by shaking things up before it changes over to Audi and it's a solid if unremarkable pairing, in a tractor of a car; might just be the pairing to quietly go through the Sauber years and make driver changes when it becomes Audi for 2026