Alternative title: the beginning of Bottas adventures in 5000 yearlong pitstops

That's probably the fastest Mercedes car Russell will ever drive in his career with them

I lost money on that race. Latifi lasted longer then I bet he would.

As a russel fan since 2019, i still havent forgiven mercedes for this

The best race I've watched so far. Russell didn't win but my god did he prove what he needed to prove. Checo going from last to first whilst still not having a seat for the next year with that pass on Albon which felt like foreshadowing. Ocon and Stroll podiums and Aitken and Fittipaldi debut made it just that bit more exiting.

As a Russell fan since his F2 debut, this race was heartbreaking for me but it is still my favourite GP so far. At the time, Russell didn't even score a SINGLE point but he was still considered to be a rising star. I would watch his on-board every GP with Williams and it was fascinating to see his skills in defence, car control, consistancy and precision over racing lines. When Hamilton had covid, everybody thought Vandoorne would drive, instead George raced with undersized shoes, but also look at his position in the car seat! The dude's so tall that his helmet was almost above the halo. The quali was so close, he almost got pole, I think that was the ONLY time he got beaten by a teammate overall at the time, by +0.053 or something. Despite all of this, he had a great start, took the lead and never looked back. You could hear him in the team radio broadcast asking for advice on the setup and steering wheel ALL THE TIME, and yet he had an amazing pace. But after that bad pitstop, he cleared Bottas with one of the most beautiful overtake of the season imo. It was CRAZY to think he had that much confidence in the car to overtake him here, on such a weird sector. He was about to claim the lead again, he was pushing. But that second pitstop was devastating. But, he fought hard once last time and cleared the cars in a small amount of laps and time (what Bottas struggled to do all season long) to finally score his first F1 points. Yet, even if my favourite driver took a beating on repeat, this race is the only one I rewatch occasionally. That night, I shed a tear on Perez' long awaited win after years of good performances in that team, himself getting robbed of a podium on the previous GP. I was happy to see Ocon score his first podium as a French myself. But Russell proved absolutely everything he had to, on the track. Thanks for this comedy review!

Korea 2010 would be a beauty. Adrian Sutil tried killing half the field that race and Jenson Button lowkey had one of the worst races of his career.

Where Mercedes did their best Ferrari impression.

Germany 2019 is a must, lots of opportunities for jokes, also the race was entertaining and exciting itself.

"Genuine puncture" is code for "We can't let people see how dominant the car is. It will demolish the Cult of Lewis that has been built up."

In a way Aitken secured himself not being on the grid in 2021… His crash initiating the flurry of events that lead to the Mercedes pit stop nightmare, ultimately taking Russell’s shot at the win away, who knows if that would have been enough for Toto to pull the trigger early and give him the seat for 2021? That in turn would have meant Aitken would be in the running for Russell’s now vacant seat.

Any top driver would have won with that car. It was a beast. Hamilton had the beast of the bunch. Like max has it now.

In retrospect years later, i think it's great to see kvyat and Aitkan book success (again) now that their F1 adventures were over. Kvyat is now a Lamborghini factory driver and helping out with that new but strikingly beautifull SC63. Aitken meanwhile is good chums with Emil Frey racing and Action Express racing, and is doing very well!

Idk if you have done this, but 2020 Monza with Pierre Gasly’s Win

I would like to see that track-layout back in f1 again

Let’s be real Russell would’ve had that 2021 Merc seat if Claire Williams hadn’t tied Russell down for 21 before she sold the team. The 21 championship could’ve been even better without Bottas as Hamilton’s rear gunner…

The fake pitstop theory says, that it wasnt to make Bottas look good, but rather to make Hamilton look good. Russel jumped in a car he had never driven before ,wearing shoes that were too small, and still managed to emulate a Hamilton like performance. This would obviously have put Hamiltons reputation in the mud, as a driver who was yet to score a point after two years, simply replicated what "The GOAT" did every race. Merc already had both titles wrapped up, so taking Russel out, wouldnt have cost them anything. This could also be the reason why Hamilton was ssoooooooooooo desparate, to comeback in Abu-Dhabi, despite clearly not having recovered, and struggeled his way to 3rd, getting beaten by both Max and Porridge Man, showing that his return was indeed rushed. I mean, after Sakhir, where Osama Bin Russel easily did what he can, surely he wouldnt have wanted Russel to show what he can actually do and return half ill just to block Russel from doing it. This is a rundown of the conspiracy theory.

Name a current grid driver hotter than Grosjean, Ill wait>>>

I think I remember how the Racing Point team tweeted as Russell was catching up on Checo to "stop the count". That was hilarious.

I always thought they had to botch his pit stop because it would be to crazy for a "almost rookie" getting into the most dominant car and immediately get a pole position and a win. That would discredit Lewis' achievments - showing everyone could do it if they drove that car

That was terrific! You handled an old race with insights and humor. We loved it! 👏🏼

Me when Lance Stroll gets a podium but he still managed to bottle the race by never being able to pass Ocon despite being on softer tyres

1:23 was absolutely savage. I spilled my drink laughing 🤣🤣🤣

Another thing of note, which makes Bottas's performance look even worse is his excuse of old, hard tyres. Those tyres were the "reason" why he was struggling in the pack, yet Perez was gapping that same pack by over 10 seconds on even older hard tyres.

"To make Bottas look good"? My sweet summer child, can you imagine the press and social media discourse if Russell had won? I'm very much of the tin-foil persuasion when it comes to this. Hamilton had the team built around him at the time and wanted it to stay that way, particularly with keeping Bottas as his "best ever" teammate. He didn't want Russell to win. Lewis may have been ill, but he hadn't lost the ability to make phone calls.

Comedy review of Barrichellos first win at Hockenheim, now that was a race that had everything. Or Nurburgring 99. Would love to see your take on these two absolute bangers

Suzuka 98 because entertaining from start to finish, and come on, 90s Sauber were some of the best looking cars on the grid year in year out. In a year that had some of the best looking cars, Sauber's green and blue somehow stood out a lot

You're the best at these race recaps

This is why I think George is so underrated (I’m gonna be bias here because I support him but I don’t care). On his day he has proven he is one of the if not the best driver on the grid like in Sakhir but he had one bad season last year and now he’s being slandered brutally like I can understand a joke but some people just absolutely hate him and think he’s terrible like May I remind you he beat Lewis in 2022 and is beating him at the minute this year AND qualified p2 in a Willaim’s in 2021 AND did what he did in Sakhir, if thats not telling something I don’t know what is 😅. Lovely video as always mate 🫡

European GP of 2007 at the Nurburgring would be a great video, plenty of events to cover from that race

Suggestions: spa 2021 (the non race), Germany 2000 (Barrichello's masterclass) and Donington Park 1993 (with the fastest lap done by crossing the pit lane).

A 2010 Canadian GP (or was it 2012, idk whichever one Button pulled off his masterclass) would make for a crazy comedy review

2020 Turkish GP, 2000 & 2019 German GP, 2005 Japanese GP, 2019 German GP, 2012 & 2008 Brazilian GPs

I think you should do a Mugello 2020 comedy review, Canada 2011, Brazil 2016 if you haven’t already

Goatifi definitely helped Russell look good enough to be noticed by other teams. Bless him.

Just for shits and giggles, Indianapolis 2005

sadly, the last Time GR drove a decent Merc!

This was my first live F1 race. What a show.

He unironically gave Checo a RBR seat just by having a puncture.

The conspiracy behind this is insane 💀

I’d be up for this version of Bahrain being used again in f1

I'm glad he didn't win this race. I think it meant his win in 2022 meant more. Coming in to that dominant of a car and winning, I do not think would have been as impressive.

Monza 2020 would be a good race to cover if you haven’t already.

Germany 2019 would be fun to cover, probably one of my favourite races, I have ever seen

My body is ready

Great muff!!!....I mean stuff 👍👍👏

Hi, i desperately need the name of the song at the end, can't find it anywhere. Please someone tell me if possible.

Racing Point was probably the most exciting team after RB for such a long time.

I missed the premier because my phone decided to not notify me :/

you should cover the 2020 British Grand Prix

Even though he didn't win, Russell's debut proved how easy it was to win with the fastest car.. and how overrated Hamilton is... and especially how weak Bottas is as a driver.. If you give about 12-15 out of the 20 current drivers on the grid the fastest car+weak teammate combo, they will win the championship.

So weird I view George exactly the same as I did this weekend. Seems to have it, let’s get the kid some experience and see what he does. What’s this 4 years later and I’m thinking that still? 😂 Seens these kinds of careers before.

Need to do a review of Germany 2019 and Spa 21

the cars with the 13" wheels looked so sexy

George gets the most out of a much worse car these days. Clearly one of the more skilled drivers our there, although from time to time is a bonehead. He does outdrive Lewis more often than not now

You should do a 2020 FerrariWatch in the summer break 😂

Ah yes, the race that Red Bull used as an excuse to hire Perez only to pair him up with a teammate that's made him spiral into a fit of confusion as he tries to adapt to verstappen's Futuristic driving style.

If you can did up the footage, how about reviewing the 1996 Monaco GP? That race plenty of material for you to make jokes that will get you cancelled.

Aitken and Fittipaldi's stint were a joke compared to Bearman, Lawson and (in 2022) de Vries's stints

When i see george russel cry it makes me feel like a million bucks

1985 San Marino GP where anyone and their mum ran out of gas.

Do the Danny Ric & Lando 1-2 with Mclaren

Honestly still not emotionally over it

Robbed , the best pit crew in the world doesn't make wrong tyre choice mistakes such as these . Toto couldn't show how bad Bottas was as Lulus co- pilot or how overrated Hamilton was being gifted 4XWc

How about doing Spa '95?

Ummm I think K Mag was the one doing the avoiding, not Vettle

9:05 why is this a rule? I'm still confused till this day.

I was rooting for him

as a perez fan I wish you would have talked more about him, but I get that the video is trying to focus on russell so it's not that big of a deal

Would you review classic and old IndyCar races?

Ok, so this WASN'T the race where George and Bottas collided and got into slappy cuffs? Wasn't that the same season? That might make a good part 2 for this video eventually.

I really think Merc should've replaced a bottas after this race. We would've had a 3 way title fight in 2021 between George, Lewis and Max!

What's good Will?

Austria 1987. Or perhaps you already visited that one.

I think it was engineered for him not to win. Think about it - it would have been a terrible reflection on the sport, confirming what we already know, that any of the grid could win a race as long as they were driving the best car. The sport has entered peak boring - the fact is, the man who will become 4x champion this year wouldn't be able to do it in an Aston Martin. Alonso would win the world championship this year in a Red Bull. It's absolutely ludicrous.

Where Danny Ric can onmy ever be a number2 regardless of car or teammate, Russell is bad luck, has it and gives it to others.

the 1994 indy 500

Bottas holds the fastest qualifying in an F1 race because of this track.

"Porridge Man"

Ah, that race where Mercedes pulled a Ferrari

Heartbreaking, truly Heartbreaking. Poor George, Heartbreaking, truly Heartbreaking. 😂 😂

Comedy is all about timing...

It wasn't to make Bottas look good, it was so Russell didn't expose the fact that Hamilton isn't that good of a driver and that it was all the cars doing. . . So yea they were never going to let Russel win

I got a suggestion, 2016 Monaco

It was a conspiracy. Merc nerfed the car. To keep the hamilton myth alive. Which would take a hit if Russell made winning look easy

This is a non-story there is no tragedy involved @MercedesAMGF1 was not going to let George Russell show up Louis Hamilton in his own car. These mistakes were intentional to ensure he didn't win the race because if Louis was in the car, these things wouldn't have happened. In my mind, it became clear after that when a rookie could step into the car that it was a lot more of the car than the driver /240426

Russell was sabotaged because he was performing better than Hamilton would have. This was the beginning of Hamilton’s downfall.

How about Monza 2020 (Gaslys win)

That race taught me 1 thing, bottas is mid at best.

Do the 1993 European gp

The most thinly veiled sabotage job by Mercedes

well bahrain 2019 for charles was not different

Russel was sabotaged.

And Bottas still managed to beat him... ouch

How about Spa 1998

Comedy Re-Review

Abu dhabi 2021

First of Russell shouldnt have had the debut in 2020. Vandoorne shouldve been in his place. Theres a reason for being a reserve driver

Sir Cryalot

If only George knew it would be his only opportunity to win a grand prix in his career with Mercedes and not just a piss pot sprint race