The Hyundai i20 is a small car with a hatchback body, made for normal daily trips. When people mention different “Sprint” versions, they usually mean different trim levels with different features. It’s the kind of car you’d pick if you want something compact and practical.
Sergio Pérez is a professional race car driver in Formula 1. Here, the hosts are talking about how well he did and giving him a score based on qualifying and the race results.
Person
Valtry Bortass
Valtteri Bottas is a Formula 1 driver. The hosts are judging his performance and talking about how far he finished behind others and how close he was to a better result.
A safety car is used when something unsafe is happening on the track. It slows everyone down and groups the cars together, which can make it easier for drivers to catch up once the race restarts.
“Bunched up” means the cars get closer together. When that happens, drivers who were behind can suddenly have a better chance to fight for position.
Term
accelerated
They’re talking about how quickly the driver gets going when the race restarts. In F1, even a tiny delay can cost you a spot.
Concept
paced perspective
They’re talking about judging how fast the driver was in a realistic race rhythm, not just the final position. It’s about whether the car was actually keeping up with the field.
Qualifying is the session where drivers try to set the fastest lap to determine their starting position. It’s like earning your spot on the grid for the main race.
Downforce is the aerodynamic “suction” that presses the tires onto the road. Rear downforce means the back of the car gets more grip, but if the balance isn’t right, it can still make the car spin.
Term
rear wing is not closing properly
The rear wing helps press the car down onto the track so the tires can grip better. If it doesn’t move or “shut” correctly, the car may lose some of that grip and feel less stable.
“Round one” just means the first race of the season. They’re saying they were worried about the same kind of issue showing up right from the start.
Concept
active area
“Active area” here means a part of the car’s aerodynamics that can move or change while driving. If it doesn’t work right, the car can lose grip or behave unexpectedly.
Downforce is what makes the car feel glued to the road at speed. If the car has a downforce loss, it’s like losing grip—so it can slide more in corners.
Gasly refers to a specific driver whose slow pit stop is cited as the reason Colapinto finished ahead of him. In race analysis, pit-stop timing is often decisive for who gains or loses positions.
Franco Colapinto is the driver being graded in this segment. The hosts think his result was helped by a recovery from trouble and by what happened to other cars during the race.
On some F1 weekends, there’s a shorter race called a sprint. “Sprint qualified” means she earned her starting spot for that sprint before the main race.
Gabrielle Bortoletto is the race driver the hosts are talking about. They mention where she started and finished, then give her a score like you’d see in a “driver ratings” show.
Audi is the racing team/brand the hosts are talking about. They’re saying Audi had been struggling to finish races, and this weekend’s points are a good sign.
A kill switch is an emergency button that instantly shuts off the car’s electrical/power systems. People mention it in reliability talk because if it trips or malfunctions, the car can lose power at the worst time.
Term
reliability side of things
In racing, “reliability” means whether the car can keep working properly all weekend. They’re saying Audi might have been losing races because of problems that caused the car to fail or stop.
Term
getting off the line
“Getting off the line” is how well a car launches right at the start. A good start helps you gain position before the race really settles in.
It means a race where lots of cars don’t make it to the end. When that happens, drivers who stay out of trouble can move up the order just by finishing.
Term
Q2
Q2 is one of the qualifying rounds where drivers try to set their best lap times. If your lap gets deleted there, it can make it harder to start near the front.
Term
penalty in the sprint
A sprint penalty is a time or position consequence applied during an F1 sprint session. Because sprint results set the grid for the main race, a penalty can drop a driver several places and affect their starting position.
Esteban Ocon is a Formula 1 driver from France. The hosts are judging his weekend based on where he qualified, how he did in the sprint and main race, and what went wrong or right.
Olly Bearman is an F1 driver. Here, the hosts are talking about his results in the sprint and main race and how it affected the battle between drivers.
This means how the team and driver handle the race start—basically the launch plan and timing. If it’s not done well, the car can get a bad start and drop places right away.
This is when a driver goes outside the allowed track boundaries, usually while cutting a corner. It can cost time or lead to penalties, so doing it a lot is a red flag.
A track limit warning means the driver went outside the allowed area of the track, like cutting a corner too much. It’s something race officials monitor, and it can hurt your results if it keeps happening.
Full lock means turning the steering wheel all the way to one side. The hosts are saying doing that in a risky way isn’t helping anyone, especially if the goal is to improve the car with real feedback.
Aston Martin is the Formula 1 team/brand being discussed. The hosts think their car wasn’t competitive enough this weekend, and they’re hoping upgrades will help.
Upgrades are improvements to the race car—new parts or changes that are meant to make it faster or more reliable. Here, Aston Martin is hoping upgrades will help them move up the field.
Person
Adrian Nui
Adrian Nui is a person mentioned as being on the grid when the driver talked to him. The hosts use the conversation to explain what the team is hoping for with future improvements.
Midfield means the middle of the race results—drivers who aren’t battling for wins, but also aren’t at the very back. The hosts say Aston Martin wants to get into that middle group with upgrades.
Fernando Alonso is one of the most famous Formula 1 drivers. Here, the hosts are talking about how well he did in the weekend’s sprint and main race and why they’re giving him a certain score.
Formula One is the highest level of race car competition with teams and drivers competing across many races. When a top team has a driver opening, it’s a big deal because there aren’t many spots.
A penalty lap is a punishment during an F1 race. The driver has to do something specific to serve the penalty, and timing/eligibility rules can get confusing.
“Un-lap yourself” means you were behind by a full lap, and you need to catch up so you’re on the same lap as the others. It’s about your position in the race, not just speed.
Company
the FAA
This refers to the race officials who enforce rules and hand out penalties. The host is saying the officials reacted after the driver served (or attempted to serve) the penalty lap.
Carl Sainz is a Formula 1 driver. The hosts are talking about how he did during the race—how he started well, moved up the field, and how penalties can change the final finishing position.
“On the road” is the position you finish in based on where you are at the end of the race. After that, penalties can move you up or down, but “on the road” is the original result.
Person
Carlos
Carlos is a Formula 1 driver. Here, the hosts are giving him a score based on how well he did during the weekend.
Lock up means the brakes are applied so hard that the wheels stop turning and start sliding. That usually makes the car harder to control and can cause a crash.
Lewis Hamilton is a famous British race car driver who competes in Formula 1. Here, the hosts are talking about how well he did in a specific race weekend and why they think his result deserves a certain score.
A jump start means the driver got going before the race start signal. Even if it’s only a fraction early, officials can treat it as a rules violation and penalize the driver.
Sprint pole position means you won the sprint and will start the main race from the front. It’s a strong result, but you still have to convert it into a good finish in the main race.
After the race, officials sometimes review what happened to decide if someone broke the rules. This can lead to penalties being confirmed, changed, or added after the fact.
A yellow flag means “danger ahead” on the race track. Drivers have to slow down and be ready for something unexpected, and ignoring it can get you punished.
Charles Lecler is an F1 driver the hosts are grading. They say he earned a 9 out of 10, and they break down why—especially how he did on Sunday compared to others.
The “Sunday element” means how the driver did on Sunday, when the main race happens. The hosts say that part was excellent, which strongly influenced the score.
“Full weekend” means they’re judging the driver based on everything that happens during the whole race event. Not just the main race—also the other sessions that weekend.
In F1, the power unit is the car’s whole engine-and-electric system that makes it move. It’s not just the engine—there’s also an electric part that stores and reuses energy.
Isaac Hadjar is a racing driver who competes in Formula 1’s feeder system and has been associated with F1 opportunities. In this segment, he’s being rated based on how he handled a sprint start and recovery.
Max Verstappen (spoken here as “Max and Stappen”) is a top Formula 1 driver known for aggressive racecraft and strong qualifying pace. The speaker references him as a benchmark for qualifying performance and the difficulty of matching it.
Person
Max Stappen
Max Stappen is a Formula 1 race driver. In this part of the show, they’re talking about how his sprint and race went, and how a problem with his car hurt his result.
Sprint qualifying is a shorter race during the F1 weekend. It decides where drivers line up for the main race, so it can strongly influence the final result.
“Classified 20th” means the driver still got an official position in the results even though they didn’t finish. The rules allow this if they completed enough of the race.
The rear wing is the part on the back of a race car that helps it stick to the track. If there’s a rear-wing problem, the car can lose grip and stability, which can ruin the driver’s race.
Concept
frustration of like, I can't see what's going on
They’re talking about not being able to clearly tell what’s happening with the car. When you can’t confirm the problem, it’s harder to make the right calls quickly during a race.
A Grand Prix is just a specific Formula 1 race weekend and race. “Crashed out of the Grand Prix” means the driver couldn’t finish that race because of a crash.
“Riding the exit curb” means using the curb at the edge of a corner exit as part of the racing line, often to maximize speed and reduce the distance traveled. It can be risky because excessive use may violate track limits or unsettle the car.
Track limits are the boundaries drivers must stay within while racing; going outside them can lead to warnings, penalties, or lap invalidation. This segment suggests Antonelli’s only notable weakness was how often he approached or crossed those limits.
“Safe to continue” refers to the decision-making process in racing when a car is damaged or potentially unsafe. Teams and drivers weigh whether the car can keep running without risking a bigger failure or an unsafe situation on track.
Tire wear means the tires get worse as the car runs—less grip and slower lap times. In racing, drivers try to manage it so they don’t lose too much performance before the next pit stop.
It means the driver’s car is not as fast as others when the track goes straight. That usually comes down to things like engine power and how the car is set up for low drag, not how well it turns.
Term
engine was fine
This is the driver saying the engine isn’t having problems and should be able to perform normally for the race. If the engine were not fine, they might have to drive more gently to avoid damage.
“Mediums” are a type of racing tire. They’re designed to balance grip and tire wear, so you can run them for a while without losing performance too quickly.
The “good window” is when the tires are at the right temperature and grip level to be fast. If you drive in a way that keeps the tires in that sweet spot, you can stay quick for longer.
Some F1 weekends include a shorter “sprint” event and then the main race. How you do in both helps show whether the car is truly fast, not just lucky in one session.
Oscar Piastri is a Formula 1 race driver. Here, the hosts are talking about how unlucky damage hurt his race, and why they still think his speed was fairly strong for the weekend.
Term
v-carbs
The transcript says “v-carbs,” but it’s not clear what that refers to. The important part is that the hosts think something on track caused the damage to the front wing.
A “sympathy” score is an informal rating that accounts for bad luck or circumstances rather than raw performance. Here, the hosts give Piastri a higher mark than the finishing result alone would suggest because damage occurred before the race could fully play out.
The front wing is the big wing on the front of an F1 car. It helps the car stick to the track by pushing air in a way that improves grip and steering.
Term
racing balls
It sounds like the transcript misheard a phrase about the cars involved. The point is that there’s video showing what happened during the race between the cars.
“Sandwiched” means the driver got squeezed between two other cars. That kind of squeeze can cause crashes or damage, especially when everyone is fighting for position.
Lando Norris is a British Formula 1 driver who races for McLaren. In this segment, the hosts evaluate his sprint and race results, emphasizing how he converted a mid-grid start into a strong finish.
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Driva-rätning, sprint-rätning.
Det kommer att bli spärrigt.
Det finns mycket att skapa.
Nån kan varma när det kommer till en färgfull av aktien.
Vi har bara sett på Silverstone.
Tommy sa att vi kunde veta vad som hände.
Nej, vi gjorde inte.
Hoppas att vi nu vet vad som hände.
Hur känns du av den stora driva-rätningarna?
Jag skulle inte vilja, men i ett alternativ univers-
där vi gjorde driva-rätningarna efter att gå till Grand Prix-
blir det mest kaotisk och bra.
De säger att driva-rätningarna är bra.
Jag tror att det blir så så.
Det är inte så att du inte får besöka det.
Det är alla besökt nu.
Vi har tittat på alla negativ information-
över nästa par dagar sen rätningarna.
Vi har besökt ett par spunger.
Vi är redo att lägga det med dig.
Jag vet inte om det är jäkligt, men vi är här.
Vi börjar med Surgeo Pérez.
Sprint-kvalifierat 19.
Sprint i 22.
Sprint i 20.
Sprint i 14.
Sprint i Surgeo Pérez är 6 out of 10.
Jag tror att han hade en bra Grand Prix.
Cadillac, som de gjorde i Finns-
hade påverkningsvis några reliabiliteter-
som kanske gjorde Valtry lite bättre i kvalifiering-
än han var.
Vi var förhållande för Valtry för att komma till kvalifiering.
Pérez var plänt med några frågor som han hade att sätta ut.
Men för att ha gått för 6 är det inte bra.
14. Mainrätten är rätt bra.
Det är ganska klart, Tommy, för att ta bort-
bortass-positionen i kampanjen.
Det är P13 för Valtry.
Det är P13.
Ja, det är inte så långt.
Men han gjorde Jeter Lonzo i Sprint.
Det kunde ha varit enligt.
Han var inte enskild.
Jag har gått för 6, så att ta bort en nod till Pérez-
och ta en bra performens i en kval som är svårt att skada.
Jag har också gått för 6 för Sergio Pérez.
Det kanske inte har varit så långt, kanske inte i Sprintkollision.
Men en bra resultat för Pérez-
även though it was probably more down to the retirement.
He only finished ahead of the Aston Martin's and his teammate-
and, of course, Antonelli, who...
10 out of 10.
He beat Mercedes, the class of the field, 10 for Pérez.
Tommy's losing his voice already, fantastic.
Only one out of the 22 drivers down.
The fans gave Pérez a 6 out of 10 as well.
Valtry bortass, Sprint qualified in 20th, finished the main sprint.
Just the sprint in 19th, started the main race in 18th and finished the main race.
In 16th.
I've gone for a 5 for Valtry Bortass.
He's closer to Pérez, but yeah, he had a good qualifying.
But in the main race was a long way off.
Obviously finished behind him in the end, thanks to the safety car.
And how they bunched everyone up.
If he'd...
He was actually 0.157 away from beating in Mercedes.
What might have been for Bortass, and maybe it would have been a 10 out of 10.
If he'd just accelerated a little quicker to the line as the safety car came in.
And he might have got Antonelli, what a performance that would have been.
But no, it's a 5 for Bortass.
Wow, godness gracious me.
It's Dr. Sarkasmover, that's usually me. We'd love to see it.
Valtry Bortass is getting a 5 out of 10 from me.
Yeah, the main race was poor, from a paced perspective.
He was 33 seconds, or maybe even slightly more behind Pérez.
Before the safety car came out and spared his blushes.
As they of course go over the line very close together.
Qualifying, as I mentioned with Pérez, I think made him look slightly better than perhaps.
He would have been on pure pace, but still it was a decent qualifying.
I'm not going to downgrade him for that, but the main race was just poor in comparison to his teammate.
So I'm going to go for a 5.
The fans gave him a 5 as well.
Franco Colapinto, sprint qualified in 14th.
Finished the sprint in 12th, started the main race in 19th.
Finished the main race in 9th.
I am going to lock in a 7 out of 10 for Franco Colapinto.
19th to 9th on paper, looks phenomenal, don't get me wrong.
Brilliant performance to bounce back after a qualifying where
I think he had a car failure, or it wasn't his fault.
The reason why he had that big old spin at Magnus Beckins.
Lots of rear downforce.
I think he did that one before, as the Magnus has happened.
I know, like is this what we're going to have to constantly talk about in Formula One in 2026?
Maybe this is the new deployment issues.
Perhaps, yeah, or like, yeah, it just, this is kind of the,
you know we were talking about, the rear wing is not closing properly.
This is what we were concerned about for round one.
Do you remember when we saw the active area, we went,
surely that they're not going to shut at some point and we're going to have a big,
big collision and even though visually it looks like they're fine,
that they're still getting these, this massive downforce loss.
But Colapinto, yeah, had a strong race,
but let's not forget that he finished behind Bortoletto, both V-carves,
and only was ahead of Gasly because of a slow Gasly pit stop.
That's why it's not any higher than a 7.
A 7 is a good grade.
I think, of course, without all of the issues for everybody else ahead of him,
he wouldn't maybe have scored a point, but either or, he started way back.
That's why I've gone for a 7 because it was a good recovery drive.
I've gone for a 7 for Franco Colapinto as well.
Beat his teammate in the race, but yeah, thanks to, you know,
a bit of good fortune, of course.
And yeah, he, we've seen that Colapinto's got a good points finish here.
But when you actually look at the kind of people that he's kind of behind and ahead,
it is kind of where you expect the Alpenes to be.
If you like, based on the kind of order, as you mentioned, with being, you know,
behind Bortoletto and the people here ahead of is obviously Piastris
and Antonelli that have had problems during the race
and then everyone else like Williams as Hasses and Cadillacs and Asimines you expect to be.
So it's still a good performance and I'm sure they'll be happy with the points,
but it's no higher than a 7.
The fans, they agree. We're all in agreement right now.
I hope we're about to start arguing.
That's always when it's the worst time.
The fans gave Franco a 7.
Pierre Gasly, sprint qualified 11th, finished the sprint in 11th,
started the main race in 12th and finished 10th.
I've gone for a 7 out of 10 for Pierre Gasly as well.
Yeah, he's unfortunately for Alpen, they're not quite hitting the heights they were
at the start of the season in particular where Gasly was just picking up
P7s and things for fun.
That seems to very much be the racing bulls now,
but it's still a pretty solid performance from Gasly and a consistent one.
But the slow start, of course, kind of screwed in from beating his teammate.
Absolut.
I've gone for a 7 as well for Pierre,
because I can't really separate him and Colo Pinto by a whole point,
so I've gone for the same, because Gasly fell behind after that pit stop,
but he also couldn't just steam through.
They were quite similar in pace.
Even before the pit stops, they were very close together.
So yeah, a slightly better sprint for Gasly,
but overall I'm going to keep them both on the same grade, so I've gone for a 7.
The fans, 7 as well.
Oh my God, guys, we just have such a lovely driver ratings episode.
I can't wait for us all to be in harmony.
Fantastic.
Gabrielle Bortoletto, sprint qualified 12th, finished the sprint in 13th,
started the main race in 11th and finished in 8th.
Migrate for Gabrielle Bortoletto is...
An 8 out of 10.
A really solid weekend from Bortoletto to score some points.
Finally, after a long drought for Audi in general,
of course, Gabrielle has picked up a couple of points, I think, before,
but this is a great hall for an Audi team that has struggled to finish races,
whether it's due to kill switches or something more ingrained in the reliability side of things,
and just getting off the line as well.
But Bortoletto had a very strong race,
and the sprint was nothing really to get excited about,
but he was there in a position to capitalise should some of the top teams and top drivers have issues.
I mean, it's not just that, I think he put down a really good performance.
He was quicker than Hülkenberg, who was having a scruffy Silverstone, I think it has to be said.
And overall, I think he got a very good amount out of the car this weekend.
I'm going to go for an eight out of ten to Gabrielle Bortoletto as well.
I was considering a nine, but based on my other grades, which we'll see later,
I can't give him a nine compared to a few others.
Spoiler alert, we'll be getting a nine, of course.
Tommy, they're going to turn it off the episode now.
They know you're going to give a nine to someone.
Exactly. No, that's the huge news that we've all been waiting for.
So yeah, Bortoletto, the fact that he got a lovely little P8, which is amazing for Audi.
I think he did a really good job to kind of just hanging on to the racing balls.
He slipped back a little bit, but certainly wasn't a long way off them and comfortably clear of the Alpins as well.
And finally got his reward for being in a strong position.
And it happened to be a race where he could actually finish the race and a little bit of a race of attrition as well with some top guys having problems, which helped him get a lovely P8.
I do love how you use race of attrition very casually these days.
Race of attrition is like eight cars out, like come on, it was not a race of attrition.
There was an Antonelli issue and Piastri had his front wing gone.
And Verstappen was out.
There's three cars.
I don't think you can label the race of attrition.
And Hülkenberg was out, and Albin was out.
Tommy, we used to watch Formula One where we'd have three finishers at Monaco.
That's a race of attrition right there, my god.
Himmler.
The fans gave Gabbi Bortoletto an eight out of ten.
Nico Hülkenberg, sprint qualified 13th, finished the sprint in 15th, started the main race in 13th, did not finish.
I've gone for...
I've gone for a five out of ten for Nico Hülkenberg.
I think a disappointing race for him, he didn't seem to have the pace of his teammate.
And yeah, just a few mistakes here and there.
He had a lap time deleted for track limits in Q2, spun off as well during the race on lap two.
And of course the retirement wasn't his fault.
But it's still not the best weekend for Hülkenberg, a track that of course he got that famous podium for, no trophy for him this time.
Not even close.
For Nico Hülkenberg, I'm going to go for a five out of ten, not the weekend that we saw last year, not the heroics sadly for Nico.
It was one that was pretty scruffy in qualifying, he struggled with track limits.
Of course he also got the penalty in the sprint, which dropped him from 13th to 15th.
And overall just didn't show the pace that the Bortletto had in the Audi, which is a shame, because Bortletto was able to take a good amount of points for Audi home and I'm not even convinced that Nico would have had he actually finished the race.
So a five from me, the fans, five out of ten.
Estaban Ocon, sprint qualified 18th, finished the sprint in 16th, started the main race in 17th, finished the main race in 13th.
I reckon we might disagree with this one, so let's see.
I have gone for a six out of ten for Estaban Ocon.
Oh no, Tommy's put his head down, that means he thought that it was also going to be left field and he's also gone for a six out of ten.
Ocon's performance wasn't actually that bad and I'm going to shout it from the rooftops.
He has been on a...
I'm going to shout it from the rooftops, six out of ten, well done Estaban.
A six is good these days for Estibesti, when we think about how much he has been struggling and how far he's been behind Bearman.
He had a 16 and a half second pit stop, he was going to beat Bearman in that race.
Yes, Bearman got yeeted himself after having a port start, we'll get on to him.
But overall, I think in a car that is dreadful, can we just remind ourselves this has is dreadful, this is kind of where we expect them to be nowadays.
I think Estaban didn't do too bad of a job when you look at where he has been, so I've gone for a six.
I've also gone for a six out of ten for Estaban Ocon, poor qualifying again, which is where, you know, we've seen most of his struggles this season, but his start was absolutely amazing.
Yes, 17th to 11th, unbelievable scenes.
Exactly, so he had an amazing start and would have probably been ahead of Bearman without the slow pit stop, so yeah, he's done much better this weekend and it's just a shame because he's had a strong weekend but he's got nothing to show for it because of the slow stop and also that the house is just absolutely dreadful now, they've fallen off like crazy.
They really have, it's sad to see the fans, we've disagreed, five out of ten.
Olly Bearman, sprint qualified 17th, finished the sprint in 14th, started the main race in 14th and finished 12th.
I've gone for a six out of ten for Olly Bearman as well.
It's a good result for a car that's still not there, P12, but yeah, obviously got wiped out by Alex Alban at the start of the race, dropping him all the way to the back and it's a good recovery drive considering that consider everything that happened but like his teammate, what is going on with Haas, they were so strong at the start of the year and
yeah, they've fallen off big time.
Yeah, they need a big old upgrade package by the sounds of it.
I've gone for a six out of ten for Olly, shame about the start that he had, which as with all of the mistakes we seem to see this year was not his fault and it's something I'm getting very frustrated about.
Not the fact that it wasn't his fault as such but just the fact, well actually no, that is exactly the reason why I'm angry is because I want to see the cars be reliable for the drivers that we don't have
to talk about Max going off in the gravel and I was actually not his fault or people drivers losing positions at the start, but it's not their fault because they've got terrible start procedures in the car.
Like it's quite a frustrating thing to see drivers try and figure out these spaceships for this year and not the regulations really did not take our drive ratings into consideration.
Sprint qualified 22nd, finished the sprint in 21st, started the main race in 21st, finished in 19th.
I have gone.
I've gone for a four out of ten for Lance Stroll.
OK, yeah.
The reason why I've downgraded him, because he outqualified Fernando Alonso, yeah, I was expecting a seven actually, he loved a bit of Lance Stroll tax for qualifying.
I do, however, the reason I'm downgrading him and quite significantly is because of the way he drove this weekend.
Now that sounds very generic, but the way he drove in the sprint was quite frankly ridiculous.
It was like a kid throwing their toys out the pram with the way in which he was just full locking round every corner like it was just a bit of banter.
And then also in the race having 21 track limit excursions.
What are you doing, bro?
Like I know your cars rubbish, but also you're a Formula One driver, have some professionalism when it comes to that.
I couldn't honestly, I could not believe I was not watching a game when he was doing the full lock stuff.
So that's why I've downgraded him, because you know what, without all those shenanigans, he's probably getting a six because he's outqualified Fernando Alonso, which is the greatest thing he can do in that.
Aston Martin, but no, it's a four.
And that's what they're all here for, for our grades.
So yeah, what could have been for Lance Rull?
I've given him a five.
We disagree, and it's Lance Rull cheers.
Excellent times.
Yeah, I was giving him a bit of an extra nod for beating Alonso and qualifying and then taking one off the track limit warning.
Warnings.
21 of them.
Exakt, loads of them there.
A shocking car to drive.
I do agree with you in the sense that it's not helping anyone the way he's driving.
It's funny to look at and you can go, oh my God, that's the mind.
What a ridiculous thing.
And Alonso's done the odd burnout here and there and stuff.
But they need to kind of, if they're going to get any data and all this kind of stuff and work out what is wrong with this car and try and improve it, going full lock through cops is helping no one.
And I get it's frustrating, but yeah, it just comes across like it's not helping anyone and it is ridiculous.
Yeah, another disappointing weekend for Aston Martin.
He spoke to Adrian Nui on the grid and he was saying that, oh, I hope that when we get the upgrades, we'll get into the midfield.
But he just seems so far off, like I'll believe it when I see it.
Indeed, the fans gave Lance a five as well.
Fernando Alonso, Sprint qualified in 21st, finished the sprint in 20th, started the main race in 22nd and finished 18th.
I am going for a six for Alonso, all because of his sprint and how he caught Lance's roll from basically being booted all the way to the back and then basically charged back to pass him.
But it's very little joy from Aston Martin at the moment.
I've got to give him higher than Lance's roll.
The LEGO race doesn't come into account as much as I'd love to, because that was a 10 out of 10, an Alonso showing that giving me called machinery and he is clearly the best driver of them all.
No, he's just used to driving a lawnmower, that's why he's casting all those corners.
And when you're allowed to get your hand out the car and press the other person's brake pedal and stuff, always helps in your quest.
I did see, someone did a post on, I got to visit Instagram or Twitter, but it was a picture of Alonso's LEGO car parked up on the track and Adrian knew he was there with a clipboard and it was like Alonso after winning the race in the LEGO car.
I mean, take notes at this point, they're probably scraping the barrel for anything, for anything, yeah, exactly.
I've gone for a 5 out of 10 for Fernando Alonso.
I'm not even going to commend him for catching Lance's roll after literally what I just spoke about with Lance's roll and the way he was driving in the race with those full lock bits of very large strangeness.
I can put it, but Alonso, quicker than Lance's roll, gets a point above him.
Let's move on, because Aston Martin are just a joke, so hopefully they will have an upgrade, a massive one, a new car and then we can actually start to grade them, maybe, we'll see.
The fans gave Fernando a 5 out of 10.
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Arvid Lindblad, sprintqualifierat 10th.
Finns sprinten 10th.
Started the main race in 9th, finished 7th.
I am going to go for A.
8 out of 10 for Arvid Lindblad.
I think he had a very strong weekend, again.
As a rookie, he's doing a really, really good job. The V-carb, once again, consistently the 5th fastest team.
Didn't have the measure of Liam Lawson though.
As much as there was a team radio of him saying, ah, Lawson needs to speed up.
Insinuating, I'm coming through if you don't.
Liam then responded by going, okay, then see you later.
I think there's some weird sort of tensions there.
Mainly, I think, from the Arvid side of things, perhaps as a rookie really wanting to impress.
I'm just sat here going, mate, you're doing a good job.
Let's not rock the boat here.
Let's not try and do what we did in Austria and try and be this number one driver.
You don't need beef with Liam Lawson at this stage, like you don't.
You don't need beef with your teammate because you're not challenging for podiums.
You're not challenging for victories.
Just show what you can do and build the confidence from there.
But that being said, it's 8 out of 10.
It's a great weekend, but just slightly off Lawson in terms of pure pace, it seemed.
Ja, I've gone for an 8 out of 10 as well for Lin Blad.
Strong result in the sprint race, of course.
Outqualified Lawson in qualifying for the main race as well, which was a highlight,
but didn't have the pace of Liam in the main race.
So another solid job in a racing bulls that is just doing so well,
but I want the spice.
I want to know what on earth is going on because his demeanor
in his post race radio message was absolutely crazy.
If you hadn't, you know, we didn't see anything insanely controversial.
And if you'd have watched that, his post race into that watching the race,
you'd have think that would have just had like a Fernando is faster than you moment
or something crazy or like something hugely controversial
that it feels like he's been absolutely screwed over by,
or he's had the worst race of his life because he was just kind of like, yeah.
And you could tell there was something definitely on his mind
and wanting to kind of bite his tongue a little bit about.
So I don't know if I misheard, but did you say radio initially
or did you mean the post race interview?
Interview, I maybe said radio because...
I wondered if I'd missed something, that's all I asked, but...
No, the interview was crazy.
Yeah, I was like, mate, you just finished 7th at the British Grand Prix.
It's quite the performance, but yeah.
The fans gave Harvard Lindblad an 8 out of 10 as well.
I've gone for a 9 out of 10 for Liam Lawson.
Another brilliant performance from Liam Best of the Rest
in both the sprint and the qualifying.
Only, you know, downgrading him for the fact
that he got outqualified by Lindblad in the main race
and also the move with Piastri.
I think it's a racing incident, but he's also slightly fortunate
that because he's the one that moves over and makes quite an aggressive move
that he's not damages Kara in any way.
I think that it's a case where like, had they seen the incident
and there was more like videos of it and stuff,
perhaps because they love to investigate things, don't they,
based on consequence, even though they shouldn't.
I personally think it was a racing incident,
but yeah, it's still another superb job for Liam
and a bucketload of points again.
I've gone for a 9 out of 10 as well for Liam.
As you say, yeah, outqualified in main qualifying,
but overall, you know, it's not far away from a perfect weekend.
The fact he beat Hadjar in the sprint to score a point,
of course, with Isaac's problems off the start,
was really, really impressive.
And then in the main race, he had the measure of Lindblad,
his rookie teammate, and he's doing a great job.
If there genuinely is some truth to this Solov rumour
that of course has been squashed,
so there's nothing to really push there,
but if there is another driver waiting in the wings,
I think it would be very unfair for either of these drivers to lose their seat.
So I'm hoping for their sakes, that's not the case,
because they're both firing on pretty reasonable full cylinders, I would say.
If Liam keeps driving this well,
it does make you question if Max retired.
We've said so many times that once you're dropped from Red Bull,
you're never going back.
If Max retires, I wouldn't put it past it
if he keeps delivering like this and continues this.
I don't think so.
I think that from what I've heard,
those two races were such a torrid time for Lawson.
The fact that they pulled him out after two races
shows that it just wasn't working,
and I know Christian Horner isn't there, Helmut Marco, etc.
Different regs.
I don't know, I just don't think that that would be...
I don't know if Red Bull would want to take that risk,
especially if they're looking for a team leader.
I don't think they would go with Lawson if Max is the one to leave.
That's not to say that Lawson wouldn't be able to thrive
in another front-running team, should a space come up.
As we know in Formula One, spaces at top teams don't usually come around all that often.
Nines from us and the fans also gave him nine.
Carl Sainz, sprint qualified 15th, finished sprinting 17th,
started the main race in 15th, finished in 17th.
I am going to go for...
I'm going to go for a 7 out of 10 for Carl Sainz.
I don't think the...
Oh no, Tommy's agreed again, for God's sake.
The results do not match what he actually put down
in a car that is really, really struggling.
He was quicker than Alex Albon the entire way through the weekend,
mainly because Alex spoke to us and therefore the curse was on him.
He was given a penalty lap, which I am not going to say,
or downgrade him for that because it was just a big old confusion
as to whether he was or wasn't allowed it,
and the team said yes, you should un-lap yourself, and he did.
And then the FAA were like, you cheeky boy, have a penalty lap.
But yeah, he also had an amazing start, which needs to not be ignored.
Fell away because the Williams is dreadful.
But yeah, I wanted to shout Carl Sainz's praises for a good,
but very sort of quiet and unnoticed weekend, I would say.
So did I, because I've gone for a 7 as well for Carl Sainz.
Stop it!
I know, but I completely agree.
It's very easy just to look at those results and go,
okay, five, whatever, he's not done all that great.
But he finished 12th on the road before,
of course that penalty that wasn't his fault,
that was all on Williams.
And yeah, his start to get up to 10th place quicker than Albon,
the place he finished on the road in 12th,
he's beating two houses,
which I think arguably are better than the Williams,
or at least very close.
And yeah, Sainz is just not able to show what he can do,
but at least he gets a nod in drive ratings.
I'm sure that'll make him feel a little better, maybe.
Indeed.
Well, we don't know if he watches.
We've heard that Alex might tune in occasionally,
and I'm not sure.
I think Alex, if you are watching, turn off now.
Turn off now, yeah.
You don't want to hear your driver rating.
The fans gave Carlos a five out of ten.
You know how he was saying that it's easy to give a five out?
Yeah, you did it, well done.
I'm kidding, please, don't ask.
But you watched.
Alex Albon, sprint qualified 16th, finished the sprint in 18th,
started the main race in 16th, did not finish.
Gone for a four out of ten for Alex Albon,
disappointing weekend for him.
Yeah, it's mainly down to, of course, the start crash as well,
but didn't outqualify Sainz, of course,
and then he's had a crash at the start, which was his fault.
So I've gone for a four for Alex Albon.
I have gone for a three out of ten for Alex Albon,
mainly judging the incident at the start
as a kind of race defining, race ending moment for him.
He didn't have the pace of Carlos, as we mentioned,
in Carlos's rating.
Yeah, to lock up and crash into Bearman was,
yeah, pretty poor and he accepted that as well.
And also, yeah, wasn't great in qualifying either.
So overall a weekend to forget for Alex,
but I have to give him a low grade because crashing into someone else
when it's your fault, I feel needs to be reflected in that way.
So three out of ten for me, the fans,
am I reading that correctly?
The fans gave him the same grade as Carlos Sainz.
Five out of ten.
Maybe there was some P1 curse text.
Wow, I'm sorry, I'm still absorbing that one.
The amount of hate we get for our driver ratings, that is wild.
Let's now go to Lewis Hamilton.
Sprint qualified first, finished the sprint in second,
started the main race in third, finished third.
I am going to go for a nine out of ten for Lewis Hamilton.
I think it was a really strong weekend for him.
The sprint was phenomenal to get sprint pole in the first place.
Unbelievable.
He put on a great fight against Kimmy Antonelli in the sprint race as well.
As for the main race, kind of a different story.
It's kind of deliberate between an eight and a nine to be honest
because the main race he was lacking quite a bit compared to Charles Lecler
over the course of the race distance and also in qualifying as well.
He was lacking a little bit.
But I'm going to give a nine because I was so thoroughly impressed
with the sprint side of this weekend for him that I feel an eight is slightly harsh.
He was brilliant for a lot of the weekend but missed it on the map.
But he did jump the start.
He jumped the start.
Eight out of ten, I'm sorry.
No, that's pushed me to the eight.
It's got to be an eight out of ten.
I'm sorry, Hamilton fans.
An eight, may I remind you, is still a very good grade.
It's not a two, which a lot of people seem to react
when a one point difference is like, wow, you think he's a terrible driver.
That's not the case.
But yes, I just remembered the jump start, so it's an eight out of ten.
I've gone for an eight out of ten for Lewis Hamilton.
His sprint was absolutely amazing.
Sprint pole position as well.
I think he completely overdelivered where that car should be
and looked to continue to have the measure of his teammate
but then it completely flipped on its head for the main race
and not only was Hamilton slower than Leclerc
while Leclerc obviously raced off into the lead.
Hamilton slipped back behind Antonelli,
of course had the penalty as well for the jump start.
Well, technically, it actually moved before the signal.
You know, that's tomatoes, tomatoes to me really.
It's all about the start.
It's still moving, anticipation of the start, isn't it?
And yeah, we also saw that there was a post race investigation as well
which he even was like, I'm going to get a penalty for this.
He himself thought it was going to be a penalty, which is quite a one thing.
Can you go into more context with that?
So the penalty that Hamilton got was, let's see,
so there's a yellow flag.
No, he didn't get a penalty.
No, sorry, he didn't get a penalty.
He was being investigated and he got cleared of the penalty.
And he got cleared of the penalty but he in his quote said,
I'm probably going to get a penalty right now as well.
I went through a yellow flag and I didn't it.
I'm guessing didn't see it.
This is on the official Formula One website.
I've not transcribed it very well but I'm sure you see it and I didn't see it.
Jumped the start yellow flag when it rains it pours.
So he was convinced he was going to get an actual penalty for it but he did not.
That would have been very costly as well
because that would have dropped him probably out of the points.
No, it's an eight still for Hamilton.
It's definitely an eight out of ten for a couple of costly errors in the Grand Prix.
But yeah, maybe slightly fortunate in the end despite the bad luck of course
that happened with his pit stop at the end, which is still adamant.
It's not Ferrari's fault there.
It was just more good luck from Mercedes.
The fans gave Lewis Hamilton a nine out of ten.
Charlotte Clair.
Sprint qualified fourth, finished the sprint in fifth.
Started the main race in second, finished first.
I've gone for a nine out of ten for Charlotte Clair.
What? Oh my god.
And yeah, obviously it can't be a ten because of how poor he was in the sprint
in my humble opinion.
But what a turnaround to actually win the main race, look much quicker,
whatever he's done with this philosophy of the car or whatever it is.
Which I've also seen is like some kind of...
There's so much chatter on social media and take things with a pinch of salt
but there seems to almost be like...
Now what's the word?
A disagreement between, I guess, certain fans,
whether...
I'm trying to think what I actually saw.
It was like Hamilton saying that Charles leaned in his direction
but then I've seen other things to suggest that Charles actually didn't go
in Hamilton's direction of the philosophy.
So I would like that all cleared up by Belgium.
That's why you should check creditable news sources and not Twitter, I guess.
That's not a dig at you, that's just general.
That felt like a dig at me, I'm actually really upset.
Yeah, that's really horrible.
Thank you very much.
It depends if it has the alarm emojis.
I'm joking, it's not a trusted source.
What's the secret news?
Secret news, yeah, it's coming guys.
By the end of drive ratings, maybe we'll find out that...
The secret news is actually what grade I've given Antonelli.
Wow, okay, stay tuned.
Maybe we'll announce it.
It's going to be massive news, guys.
Ja, so Lecler, the fact that he's found something
and what a way to do it.
I do think he probably would have finished second on the road as well.
But I don't think...
That's more, I think that Mercedes and Antonelli have the pace
more than Charles doing a bad job.
So yeah, 9 out of 10 for Charles Lecler.
Charles Lecler is receiving a 9 out of 10.
As much as it makes me feel physically unwell.
Because the Sunday element was 100 out of 10.
Yeah, the sprint...
We are grading on the full weekend.
We're grading on the full weekend and he was not on Hamilton's level.
If Hamilton, right, had qualified...
Sprint qualified, sorry, around where Charles was, finished around where Charles was,
then it's an easy 10.
But the thing is, there was more pace in the car
and he wasn't able to extract it in the first half of the weekend.
The turnaround is phenomenal.
But I'm also considering the fact that Charles Lecler
had it not been for Antonelli's reliability issue,
was not going to win the British Grand Prix.
He was going to lose the lead with a few laps to go
and I was going to drown my sorrows.
Instead, he did win the race.
He still did a phenomenal job, but it's not a 10.
A sadly, as much as I'd love to,
and if it was just the Sunday, it would be an easy 10.
But I think a 9 out of 10 is fair and that's coming from me.
So, there you go.
The fans gave him a 9.
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Jag ska gå för en 7 out of 10.
Det var momenten av brillens för Hadjar,
kvalificering.
Han kallade sig riktigt bra.
I racer kunde det inte gå så bra.
Det var tidigare.
Jag tror att han var på backen av Verstappen
och vi kunde se att de två räddborger
hade en liten ding-dong,
vilket var bra att se.
Men han kunde också följa sig massivt
i principen efter den initiala part
av Grand Prix.
Jag tror att han sa efter att det var något
att han ändrade sig efter
eller efter den räddborgen,
vilket gick tillbaka en liten tid.
Jag tror att det var kanske en setup
eller en framtid.
Men det var nog en liten tid
till Max.
När jag tittar på vad gapet var
med 5 lapser för att gå just innan
det saftekart kommer ut,
att han är bra.
25-ish seconds
för Max.
I en bil som Max har sagt
att han inte vill börja
efter hur bra han fick
powerunit
och balansen av bilen.
Jag tror att 7 är bra
eftersom det var glimpar
av bra performen
men också
en liten tid.
Det har bort dem.
Jag har gått för en 6 out of 10
för Isaac Hadjar.
Han drog ner i sprint
med den här starten
och inte även skickade.
Det var inte fel
men han räddde tillbaka
med paket
men inte skickade
där.
I den sista rädd
sa han att
sin bra kvalificering
var en lång väg
av Max och Stappen
eftersom han började
och det var en skämt
för Hadjar
att vi inte sa
att vi kallade den.
I kvalificeringen
jag tänkte att
han kallade
Max och Stappen
eftersom det var Max.
Men på rädd
vi trodde
att han kallade Max
för att han hade
kvalificeringen
och kallade sig
starkt
i kvalificeringen
men det skickade inte
och
man kallade
kvalificeringen
som inte hade problem.
The fans gave Hadjar
a seven out of ten.
Max och Stappen
sprint kvalificeringen
tredje
finished the sprint in sixth
started the main race in seventh
did not finish
but was classified 20th.
The hardest grade
and I'm glad you're saying that
and it's not just me
because I can give him
four different numbers
and I almost like
you probably find this with
Charlie Clair
I almost question
my own like
even more than anyone else
but I am going to give him
an eight out of ten
I'm going to give Max
Stappen an eight out of ten
because he was going to finish third
before his rear wing issue
which I know Max
I know
but he was going to finish third
the rear wing issue
that Matt definitely doesn't believe
I can tell
That's not the case
I think it's
when we spoke about it in the main race podcast
it's more just the frustration of like
I can't see what's going on
and they're saying that this isn't closing
and we can see that it is closing
to a degree but clearly not enough
I do firmly believe
that there is something going wrong with the car
for sure. The team I don't think would
come out with this if that wasn't the case
they're not going to try and save Max
for Stappen's blushes
because Max doesn't just crash the car like that
but this is where it's so so tough
because he was having a phenomenal
race in a car
that didn't deserve to be there
but he's racing in Mercedes up there
you know with Russell
he was fighting Hamilton as well
and yeah he was going to
this is why I've gone for an eight
because he's going to finish third on the road
and yeah it's how you take the kind of
instant I know Max always gets a
really terrible fan grade and everyone just goes
oh well he's finished 20th
so he's washed but
he was going to finish third on the road
and that's why I've gone for an eight
oh god where do I go with this one
I am going to give Max for Stappen
I'm going for a seven because it's somewhere
in the middle of where I could give him
different grades
so let's go for a seven out of ten for Max for Stappen
can I challenge that
yes
Max for Stappen
because you'd be doing the same with Charles
what
when you were like
had Jar
there's like 20 seconds behind him
and then they get the same grade
that's my thinking
yeah I know
I know one's Max for Stappen
and one's a fairly new driver
that's fine
and you're okay to question that
the only thing is that I've not seen
like yes Max has crashed
and the team have said
that it was due to a downforce loss
but I'm just sat here
like oh it's just
it's so tough
I want to understand what's going on
with his car
and I don't
because they haven't really
fully gone into the detail of it
so I could easily give him a nine
I genuinely could
that's why I said I could give him four different grades
I was like I'll just go in the middle
because he has crashed out of the Grand Prix
and
I don't know
I'm genuinely stumped
I am fully stumped
I don't know what I'm doing here
and I'm sure everybody has got their own opinions of it
and this is the thing like
I don't think it's a slam dunk
it depends where you sit on this
like analysts have literally said
I don't see anything wrong with his car
when he goes into the corner
so that's why I've gone down
from an eight or a nine
because he's out of the Grand Prix
and he's in the gravel
when could he have saved it
I don't know
like Max Verstappen is not perfect
no I know
but we treat him that way
because he is a phenomenal driver
and the best on the grid
so
oh my god
I'm going to stick with the 7
because it's somewhere in between him crashing
and it being his fault
and him having a great performance in his car failing
so that's where I want to sit
but I do want to say with that
that he was having a phenomenal Grand Prix
in a car as I mentioned earlier
that he didn't even want to start in
he said the power unit was bad
he said the balance was terrible
and
he was able to be fighting as you say
the Mercedes
he was fighting Hamilton at one point
and he was on course
for a third place
so I'm going to go with the 7 out of 10
and leave it there
the fans
gone for a six
worse than had jar crazy
yeah there you go
that's where some people sit
I guess on whether it was his fault
or not
Kimi Antonelli
Sprint qualified second
finished the sprint in first
started the main race in first
finished 15th
I am going to give Kimi Antonelli
a 10 out of 10
without the reliability issue
he's winning the race as well
and I am not putting any fault on him
riding the exit curb
the exact same way as he's done every other lap
and his cars disintegrated
there's no downgrade here at all
for Antonelli
he was phenomenal
for the majority of the weekend
he was 11,000 off sprint pole
and he was so so so impressive
I really don't have
anything to kind of
I guess the only slight downgrade
you could consider is his track limits
when his car was broken
but I'm almost taking that
out of the equation
because
where am I
oh I'm so indecisive in this episode
is it worthy of a downgrade
because he got a penalty for track limits
and what about his start as well
because is the start his fault
or is it like the red balls
that it's not their fault
and this is the whole mess with these cars
and this is why Formula 1 in 2026 is so
stupid
it's so hard to grade
drivers
alright now we're going to a 9
sorry Kimi
we're going for a 9
because I'm being Matt
indecisive Gallagher today
but that's because I think genuinely
this is just so hard to do
this is not Formula 1 in 2025
where it's almost like
what you see is what you get
there's so many underlying things
of team saying this, driver saying this etc etc
but yeah I guess he drove erratically
when his car was broken
and went off the track a lot
stayed out there where we were concerned
a little bit about whether his car was even
safe to continue to do so
I think it was the right decision to carry on if you felt like he could
but he did pick up a penalty
so yeah I think maybe that is worthy
of a downgrade
so 9 out of 10
I have also gone
for a 9 out of 10
for Kimi Antonelli
I think we look at
his race he was
very very quick
probably the quickest driver of the weekend
but it was
there's a few moments in there
that mean I can't give him a 10
the fact that
I do think he had
the best car out there
and Hamilton pipped him to
the sprint pole by the tiniest margin
of course must be said
and then
in the main race as well
he's dropped back
with a start behind the Ferrari's
clawed his way back
but that being said
it's still an amazing
9 out of 10
I think he's incredibly unlucky
with how his race has gone
because
I think had he won the race
like what a drive
it would have been as well
for him to stay out that long
and lose barely any time to Charles Lecler
when last year
I think we were talking about
you know is he struggling with
tire wear and he's a rookie
and he's not got a handle on it compared to George Russell
he's
he's kind of
answering everything
that was wrong last year
it's just the reliability that's letting him down
and Kimmy's had another brilliant
brilliant performance
but it is a 9
sadly for Kimmy I'm sure he's going to be gutted
Would you have given him a 9 had he won the race?
Would I have given him a 9 had he won the race?
would have been
would have been close
yeah yeah
but he didn't win the race
and we never even saw him get into the lead
and I guess what transpired
after is the picking up of the penalty
and so on
yeah fantastic
look at us hey
it took 14 minutes to get here
but we're now in the spicy
but we're chatting
we've had a few
yeah
Antonelli got a 9
from the fans as well
George Russell
it's not over yet guys
Sprint qualified 5th
finished the sprint in 4th
started the main race in 4th
finished 2nd
I've gone for a 6 out of 10
for George Russell
which may seem harsh
seen as he finished the Grand Prix in 2nd place
but
his sprint
has to be said was really
really poor
his teammate
has gone off into
the distance and won the race
and meanwhile
Russell hasn't even made it onto the sprint podium
he's finished behind a McLaren
which my word
McLaren were not strong this weekend
and you look at the fact
that we then
had the
main race qualifying
where he went off
and
managed to just escape
and get back on but then when
he got into the final session
he was a long way off Kimmy
again to only qualify 4th behind
the Ferraris
and yes his puncture was unlucky
but he did not have
the pace of his teammate anywhere
nearer he was scratching his head
he didn't know what was going on
and I think
you know it's
bad when
the driver themselves
you know he's just finished 2nd
at the British Grand Prix
his first British Grand Prix podium at his home race
and his reaction was
well I actually felt better
after Canada when a DNF
because at least I was fast
I think that really does summarise
just George Russell's
pace this weekend
and it's just not gone well
for him here, he's had races
Austria looked much more comfortable
but it's kind of flipped the other
way again and we've kind of seen
one of the
poorer performances
from George this weekend
and just really struggling
Yeah it's an interesting one
I'm deliberating between
two grades unsurprisingly
I am going to go for
a
6 out of 10 as well
for George, I had initially put down a 7
but
again there's external
things to mention
he had been saying throughout the entire weekend
up until the race where Toto snuffed that
but before that he was saying he had a straight line deficit
basically came into the race session
and said without
it being fixed
I'm not going to be able to challenge
Toto then came over the radio
and said that his engine was fine
for the Sunday race
and so therefore there's no excuse
that the second position does flatter him
massively
because he was well off
Antonelli's speed
Antonelli showed that there was
an incredible stint on the mediums
up for grabs if you were able to drive
to a certain pace
and to keep them in the good window
and also to win the Grand Prix
and George was absolutely nowhere near that
in both
the sprint and race weekend
segments
so
I think it is a 6 out of 10
because he's in the best car on the grid
and he gained points on Antonelli
he was fighting to stop it in Hamilton
well Antonelli was just looking
he was off wasn't he really
like his pace he was rapid
yes exactly
of course we take into account the puncture
and that was unlucky
but at the same time he got lucky
in the sense of getting back up to second place
with
retirements and jumping
Ferrari that decided to stop
that was the correct decision from George and Mercedes
to stay out try your luck see if you can get another position
they got it but from a driving perspective
I think a 6 out of 10
and completely echo what you said as well
Tommy that if the driver has come out
the car and said I'm not going to win the world championship
if I drive this way
how can we give him any higher than a 6
to be honest with you
he didn't quite say that
Matt and Tommy if you know I do watch your videos
if you're listening 6 out of 10
but you know
he's still
basically yeah
his performance when he's
questioning it himself
even after such a
what should be such a high isn't it really
of finishing on the podium at the British Grand Prix
which he did celebrate and still
enjoyed but
he's got to find some answers
going into the next race
indeed the fans gave George
a 7 out of 10
Oscar Piastri
sprint qualified 7th finished the main sprint
the normal sprint I'm getting tired
in 7th started the main race in 8th
and finished in 11th
I am going to go for
a 6 out of 10 for Oscar Piastri
because he was incredibly
unlucky in the main race to have his
front wing damaged because of the
v-carbs
his pace was pretty good this weekend
I think it would be harsh to give him a 5
I know he finished 11th out of the points
but realistically that was his race run
after the
clash wasn't quite on
Lando's pace but then when you look
at the qualifying gaps
you could easily be 3 or 4 positions
behind your teammate with a 10th difference
so for Oscar
I'm going to give a 6
it's kind of like a sympathy 6
in the fact that he was written off
before the race had even started
almost managed to snag a point
after having to trundle round to the pits
but wasn't able to
I've gone for a 6 out of 10 as well
for Oscar Piastri
wasn't to blame for
the front wing
which was very mysterious until
we kind of saw other images
and you can kind of see it in the background a little bit
and there's also a fan video circulating
of the incident between the racing balls
because
on the coverage
they just kind of cut to him
with a broken front wing and it's like
oh what's actually happened here
but not his fault a racing incident
where he just got completely sandwiched
between the two racing balls
and he made a good start
he passed
Lando at the start
and was looking like
maybe he could have done something
but
I'm judging more the fact that
on what we saw
in the sprint and I don't think he was miles
away from
Lando but
it wasn't as strong
and finishing 7th
in the sprint
compared to the heights of his teammate
who we'll talk about next
of course not as strong
so 6 out of 10 and some bad luck
for Oscar Piastri
The fans gave Oscar a 5
out of 10
Lando Norris sprint qualified 6th
finished the sprint in 3rd
started the main race in 6th and finished 4th
I've gone
for a 9 out of 10
for Lando Norris
I think it's another
absolutely class drive
from Lando personally I think his sprint was
absolutely exceptional
I don't know how he got
that McLaren into 3rd place
I think it's
absolutely superb
the sprint race performance
in the main race
the McLaren went there
I think 4th
probably flattered a little bit by the fact that
we saw
a few of the top guys
like Antonelli of course have the issue
but still a really solid job
from him to get 4th in the main race
in the car that probably was
3rd
or 4th fastest
certainly close, it chopped and changed
between McLaren and Red Bull
that weekend
another really strong drive
from Lando yet again
We're going to disagree
I have gone
I'm kidding, a 9 out of 10
I thought maybe
I would be the only one to give that
I think Lando
definitely deserves props for this weekend
again
he was
the better McLaren driver marginally and qualifying
but he was able to
have such a lightning sprint
to get up to the
front running positions and to finish 3rd was
shouldn't have happened
he should not have been able to do that
so that was a big tick
in his driver ratings book
and then for the main race as well
he got pretty much everything he could
out of the car
so yeah
I think he deserves a really high grade
and that's why I've gone for a 9 out of 10
the fans gave him an 8
so
who was our P1
I don't think a single 10
was handed out
which is wild
but I'm giving it to Charles Lecler
because his race was phenomenal
the turnaround was phenomenal
and I love Charles Lecler
deal with it
I'm
gonna go
for
someone who is
consistently good
very good actually in both
and go for Liam Lawson
I knew you had literally connected to your brain
I knew you were gonna say that
I do enjoy someone
that's also maximised
both
in kind of the sprint and the main race
and I think he's absolutely done that
this weekend
I think Kimmy Antonelli is also
a great shout
but the stuff we spoke about maybe
is what downgraded it
from potentially being a 10 and higher
Liam
Honourable mention
for Liam Lawson and also for Kimmy Antonelli
I would say on my side
and I know some of you might be going
but hey Matt you were gonna give Kimmy a 10
but you downgraded him to a 9
I don't care
these are my ratings and my P1s
and I'm giving it to Charles Lecler
because god knows the next time I'm gonna be able to do that
so there you go
that is it, driver ratings done and dusted
Tommy, how are you feeling after that one
what are your final thoughts
Final thoughts, that was
despite a lot of confusion
and just opinion, I like it when we can
disagree and have
back and forth chat about
what we think
because the beauty of the
drive ratings is subjective
and it's what you take based on
car performance because we don't
get to see everyone in the same car
unless it's made of Lego
and Fernando Alonso is the best
that's my final thought
he certainly is
my final thought is
can't wait for Belgium
in a couple of weeks to go to Spa
fingers crossed these new cars can give us good racing
I'm slightly concerned with how long the straights
are and the lack of potential
energy recharging
that they can do around there so we might see another Silverstone
Sprint around Belgium
that stops gonna have to do a lot of charging
yes, yes, that is gonna
be a big old heart breaking zone
for the recharging
so there you go, thank you everybody
we will see you very soon
for Belgium as we say, we got a week off
and then we're back once again
and then we're off to Hungary
so looking forward to it
we'll see you very soon, lots of love, take care
bye
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About this episode
Matt and Tommy hand out driver ratings from the British GP, breaking down sprint and race pace, reliability, and how safety cars and retirements reshaped results. Sergio Pérez lands a 6, with Valterri Bottas scoring 5 after a poor main-race pace despite a safety-car assist. Franco Colapinto earns a 7 for a big recovery from qualifying troubles, while Pierre Gasly also gets 7 for consistency. Gabrielle Bortoletto shines with an 8 for Audi, while Nico Hülkenberg is rated 5 after a messy, non-finish weekend.
A sprint weekend, confusing safety car applications and plenty of on-track incidents? This should make for a calm and not at all controversial Driver Ratings episode...
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