NOOOO WAYYYYY!!!! THANK YOU BRO

I like ur cap

Essentially 😅

Even on track Alpine aren't too far off Ferrari. They also have questionable strategies and poor reliability.

was thinking the same damned thing! love this sport.

Underrated comment

well said

Rossi clause in your contract

Truly one of the moments on all time

should be PIASCO!

ROSSI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ffs 😭🤣

You played yourself

Someone has to put up that DJ Khaled clip.

Good point on the first, although he didn't exactly seem gleaming after Hungary IMO. There was definitely shade there.

@@TommoOnKZfaq Yeah my bad, I misremembered. I just went back to it and it was actually how invested he was in teams battle for P4 in the constructors, despite probably knowing then that he was gonna leave them at the end of the year anyway, which was surprising.

I think that's fair to say

Yeah like Otmar isn’t an innocent party at all but he’s not the one negotiating and making decisions about the driver contracts

Interesting!

The Republic of Genoa. It was no kingdom.

@@killianweisedesbois you're correct, mistake from me

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Most likely aye

Literally 😅

How can we get more of him in the paddock though if his role in the team literally made him to look like he doesn’t exist?

Probably laughing into his baguette right now

@T S ur mom is marketing material

Cheers buddy, that's much appreciated!

Must agree with you Mate....Tommo has put himself at the forefront of all F1 Analysts on KZfaq. He is the very best in this highly competitive genre of KZfaq content!!!

Fully agree. It's great to see how Tommo's channel has grown. Success well deserved.

Thank you Joe, that's really kind of you man 🙌

😅😅😅

Tbf I stole them from Twitter & Aiden Millward 😅

I'll 2nd all of that 👍

Piasco is better than both tbh 😂

I'll always speak my mind, but I think I'm a fair man too. Appreciate it!

Cheers Con!

@paper plane Lmao you're on some strong copium saying ricciardo is better than Fernando and piastri, season must be hard to watch 🤡

@paper plane dude ricciardo doesnt even compare to alonso, I like ricciardo and I room for him but thats straight up lying to yourself, especially this year, Alonso is miles ahead almost everyone and has just had garbage luck, sure piastri hasnt race in F1 yet, but he's show remarkable skill in F2 and I would rather have him in the sport as Australia's future than Dani.

Thank you Sivaraja, appreciate that pal!

Yeah, but it doesn't take too much intelligence to realize that they needed to secure their future and contract their drivers. Otmar could have pushed this up the chain to Rossi to ensure he secured the teams future

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Thank you Jake!

Mate thank you that's very kind! 🙌

I agree, I think that 2024 when they have that wind tunnel McLaren could be a new beast, along with 2 great drivers.

I really thought at the beginning of the season that it will be a 4 horse race for the constructors with RBR, Ferrari, Merc, and McLaren. Maybe next year.

Perhaps, although Alpine's trajectory is better rn. Plus they're a manufacturer. Gonna be interesting to see which team moves forward over the next few years.

@@TommoOnKZfaq I agree. It seems client teams are unable to compete at the front in the modern age. McLaren have a lot of improving to do but they still won’t touch Mercedes.

McLaren will probably end up with 3 drivers for 2 cars. They're going to have to pay Ricciardo (Dany is asking for around $20,000,000, that's his contract for 2023), they're going to have to pay Norris, they're definitely going to compensate Alpine for all the money spent training him (several million) And they're going to have to pay Piastri, I don't know Piastri's contract, but a driver of this quality costs around $5,000,000, like Ocon or Gasly. I do not know the financial situation of McLaren, but know that they have already sold assets to pay debts, it will perhaps be difficult. There will be surprises.

Horner and marko

Aldastrophe

and seeiously, Pierre was too quick to give his signature to Alpha Tauri. If only he waited for a few months till this summee

Someone finally making sense. Reading the entire comment section is a pain.

Cheers Quinn!

I hope they can put this contract ba behind them. The actual team trajectory is good. This is just embarrassing.

@@TommoOnKZfaq Agreed, man. Alpine we’re looking real good, I was surprised when a few people online said they were going to flop this year. Just because the car broke down so much in testing doesn’t prove much.

Haha! Cheers Tommy!

Iconic

Bloody hell what a touch!

McLaren maybe, they're competing for that award too.

@@meteor834 they were at the start of the season but have got themselves out of the mud for now

I'm learning so much haha! Cheers Rob!

So you're telling me he's secretly a Ferrari strategist?

But, his nationality is French...? 😅

@@TommoOnKZfaq Yes, but they have a very strong regional identity. Like the catalans in spain, for example. If you go there and say "Huh, that´s a nice piece of spain right here", people aren´t too happy either 😅

Ez

Pressure is on now!

Cheers Ahmed!

Still listed as Race Director on their website... for now anyway!

@@TommoOnKZfaq interesting!… Definitely deserves a big role. Instrumental in Vale’s success in MotoGP and then built the Suzuki from the ground up, unlike Capito who gets a lot of undeserved credit

While I agree with the first point that it is increasingly common for a new C-Suite hire to “clean house” to bring in known quantities, esp those loyal to the vision, principles or, more often, cult of personality - having been in the corporate world for a few minutes - my observation is, this nearly always ends… well… badly. Most often, as in this instance, the prevailing view seems to be “introducing fresh ideas” and “thinking outside the box” when facing long-stagnant growth, or critical, unmanaged external threats - but often, as in this instance, at what would seem the very obvious trade-off of having no prior knowledge or experience in and with a specialized, niche and very technical process… which is why I suppose it’s obvious to me, anyhow, as I work in a somewhat similar industry (by those metrics, anyway). Any gains in revolutionary thinking or approach are lost in the fundamental problem of lack of historical context and the value of the experience of previous failure… as nearly every major success in any engineering or technical work is largely based on working through what doesn’t, or cannot work, what might work, but inefficiently, etc. - there’s an enormous amount of trial and error at the outset of any new technology or even on the bleeding edge of progressive gains in mature technologies… the point being, by washing the slate clean, new, innovative approaches can be taken, yes - but the experience of previous gains is also lost in the process. Even when a large number of previous members remain, many will be afraid to be critical of the new regime, as obviously there’s impetus to change the old way of thinking - so get on the bus, or get off… and that includes cautionary warnings about the “new hotness” that might look good on paper, but… you know the rest. I frankly cannot recall a single situation that I am personally familiar with wherein this approach has been employed that it did not end in the ultimate failure of the endeavor, whether the company, one of its silos, or departments - the “bull-in-a-china-shop” appraisal might “show who’s boss” up front, and seem decisive and fearless - but after decades of high-level industry management - my experience is that great leadership requires both a willingness to explore the unknown, and the temerity to make the current situation effective and efficient in the present, flexible enough to implement changes, and multiple avenues of development in both materials and human resources… and by observation, though with admittedly rather limited data - Rossi’s approach is doomed to failure, no matter who drives the car. And, FWIW - same can be said of the illustrious Mister Brown. He might be bold and brash - but, in the end - when one’s go-to move is slash-and-burn - in the end, there’s nothing remaining but rubble and ashes… always. Cheers - and astute observations generally. I rather appreciate those who look a bit deeper than, “Go Max / Lewis / Ric / Whomever!!” and “Everyone else SUCKS!” 😎

Ocon and Gasly in the same team is going to be hell. Oh wait. It already is. Your point just sucks…

Knowledge!

Honestly, there's no conscious decision. 😅 Sometimes I say Twi'ta, other times I overly emphasise the T's and say TWIT-TER 🤷‍♂️

@@TommoOnKZfaq T bias

@@TommoOnKZfaq Thanks for the reply, made my day :D

8:13 8:43 11:00 11:34 14:25

What would aa 4 time world champion know , especially one nicknamed The Professor.

Fry has been at the team since 2020 as far as I know, but he has been promoted since Rossi joined.

Makes sense

@@TommoOnKZfaq it is definetely an interesting place. Napoleon was also from there

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