{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Monaco GP Driver Ratings","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/monaco-gp-driver-ratings","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63e24225436c36001119fc66/e/6a2817dfc66a585d6225ae57/media.mp3","description":"Driver Ratings for the Monaco GP have proven pretty straightforward in the past - but a thousand penalties and the track literally falling apart makes this season's a LOT more difficult...Our brand new live show 'Super Podding' is coming to the UK and Amsterdam this autumn! Get your tickets here: http:/tix.to/p1liveSign up to our Patreon for just $5 a month! You'll get access to every P1 episode ad-free, extended versions of every 2026 race review, early access to tickets & merch, and access to our Discord server where you can chat with us and other F1 fans! Click here to sign up now: http://patreon.com/mattp1tommyFollow us on socials! You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and TikTokP1 with Matt and Tommy is the world's biggest F1 podcast. Subscribe for new podcasts around every single race throughout the 2026 Formula 1 season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"id":407865,"startTime":144.8,"endTime":279.1,"type":"person","title":"Bottas","url":"/glossary/bottas","quote":"I will say, outpaced Bottas the entire weekend. ... qualified P20, and did not finish. I've gone for a 4 out of 10 for Botas, he was just absolutely useless","canonicalId":"person:bottas","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Valtteri Bottas is a Formula 1 driver being compared directly against Perez. The hosts say he was outpaced all weekend, qualified P20, and did not finish, leading them to rate him poorly.","simplifiedExplanation":"Bottas is another Formula 1 driver. 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