Momentum, rumors, and Montreal forecasts all get a workout. The hosts shut down chatter about Esteban Ocon being replaced at Haas, while explaining why Kimi Antonelli won’t race at the Nürburgring. With Canada framed as a sprint weekend, they lay out sprint pole/sprint winner and main-race pole predictions—leaning Mercedes for qualifying edge, but picking McLaren for the sprint. They also run fantasy-style reliability vs speed angles and finish with their P1/P2/P3 game and Patreon predictions.
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"this could age badly, but shouldn't be being replaced mid-season because this is just a kind of false rumor."
A mid-season replacement means changing drivers while the season is still going. In F1, it’s hard to do quickly because contracts and payments make it complicated.
A mid-season replacement is when a driver is swapped out during the racing calendar rather than waiting for the next season. In F1, it usually requires contractual changes and buyout/compensation terms, which is why the hosts argue it’s unlikely for Ocon.
"Another thing to mention is that Kimi Antonelli, no chance of him racing at the Nürburgring because that has been blocked."
“Blocked” here means he isn’t allowed to do that plan. The hosts are saying Antonelli can’t race at the Nürburgring right now because permission has been denied.
In motorsport context, “blocked” means a plan or permission has been denied—here, Kimi Antonelli’s ability to race at the Nürburgring. The hosts treat it as a team/management decision rather than a simple scheduling issue.
"Another thing to mention is that Kimi Antonelli, no chance of him racing at the Nürburgring because that has been blocked."
The Nürburgring is a well-known racing track in Germany. The hosts are talking about whether Kimi Antonelli can race there and why his team is saying “probably not.”
The Nürburgring is a famous German motorsport venue, best known for the Nordschleife (“Green Hell”) circuit. In this segment, it’s used as the specific event Antonelli wants to do, and the hosts discuss why his team is preventing it.
"Mercedes said, replied to basically Kimi Antonelli saying, yeah, I'm going to get my license next year and do it, it should be fun. And Mercedes is like, no, he was only joking."
Mercedes is one of the big F1 teams. They’re being quoted about whether Kimi Antonelli will actually race at the Nürburgring, and the hosts explain why the team seems to be saying “not yet.”
Mercedes is a Formula 1 team and brand that manages driver decisions and public messaging. Here, the hosts reference Mercedes’ response to Kimi Antonelli’s comments about getting his license and racing at the Nürburgring, and they discuss how team leadership (including Bradley Lord) frames the likelihood of it happening.
Concept
untouchable
"you kind of get to that point where you are untouchable and it doesn't really matter what you say or do because Red Bull aren't going to be like, no, Max, you're not racing at the Nürburgring, we're going to fire you."
“Untouchable” means the team won’t really challenge or punish him because he’s too important. The hosts are saying Max has that kind of leverage, while Antonelli doesn’t yet.
“Untouchable” is a motorsport power-dynamics idea: a top driver becomes so valuable to the team that management is unlikely to discipline or remove them. The hosts use it to explain why Max can do things that the team would not allow for a less-established driver like Antonelli.
"Right, my good surprise for the Canadian Grand Prix. Remember, it's a sprint weekend as well. Lots of predictions to come."
On some F1 weekends, there’s a Sprint race before the main race. The Sprint helps decide where cars start for the Grand Prix, so it can shake up predictions.
A sprint weekend in Formula 1 includes a shorter race format (the Sprint) that affects the grid for the main Grand Prix. That can change strategy and prediction logic because qualifying results and Sprint performance both matter.
"George Russell. George Russell, if you do not get me a point this weekend, get back on the podium, probably win. I reckon that he's got a great chance."
In F1, a podium finish means you finish in the top three. The hosts are saying Russell needs a top-three result to help his season.
A podium in Formula 1 means finishing in the top three positions (1st, 2nd, or 3rd). The hosts use it as a key performance target for George Russell as part of a championship comeback narrative.
Term
Q2
"Of course, the level of good surprise for us to Martin these days would be getting into Q2, running in a top 10 position during the race or something crazy"
In F1 qualifying, Q2 is one of the timed rounds that decides who advances and where cars line up. Getting into Q2 (or running near the top) is treated as a sign things are going better than expected.
Q2 is the second segment of Formula 1 qualifying, where drivers aim to make it into the next round (Q3) or at least secure a strong starting position. The hosts mention Q2 as a benchmark for a “surprising” result given how poorly the car has been performing.
"And also that I saw a stat that basically he's got the worst qualifying head to head at this track of his whole career. And we all know how good Charles is at qualifying."
It’s basically a matchup of two drivers during qualifying—who sets the better qualifying time more often. Since qualifying decides where you start the race, it’s a big deal.
“Qualifying head to head” compares two drivers’ results in qualifying sessions, usually looking at who out-qualifies the other more often. In F1, qualifying is crucial because it largely determines starting position for the race.
"Now I mentioned it is a sprint weekend, which means we head to sprint pole position. George Russell, George, my guy, please get me back in this championship."
On sprint weekends, there’s a short race before the main one. If you win that sprint, you start the Grand Prix from pole—first place.
In F1, a sprint weekend includes a shorter “sprint” race that sets the grid for the main Grand Prix. “Sprint pole position” refers to winning the sprint and starting first for the Grand Prix.
"I do think Mercedes still have that qualifying edge. So I’m going to go for Antonelli sprint poll... I also think Mercedes will have that edge."
Qualifying edge means a team or driver tends to be especially strong in qualifying sessions, putting them in better starting positions. In F1, starting near the front often improves race strategy options and reduces the risk of getting stuck in traffic.
"I think Mercedes are bringing lots of stuff to Montreal. So they may will have a bigger edge than they had previously."
Montreal is where the Canadian Grand Prix is held. The track layout can favor certain cars and teams, so it matters for predictions.
Montreal is shorthand for the Canadian Grand Prix venue (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve). Track characteristics there—like heavy braking zones and traction demands—can influence which teams have an advantage.
"Let’s go to sprint winner, Tom Bellingham... Sprint winner. I’ve gone for Oscar Piastri... Think if they can continue their amazing starts and in a short race, a bit like we saw last time out, they can deliver."
The sprint winner is simply the driver who wins the Sprint race. Since the Sprint happens before the main race and can affect how the weekend plays out, it’s a key prediction target.
Sprint winner refers to the driver who wins the Sprint race on a Formula 1 weekend. Because Sprint results affect points and can influence starting positions, predicting the sprint winner is a meaningful way to forecast weekend momentum.
"I'm going to go for Oscar Piastri and put a McLaren to win the sprint... you know, I'm going to go for pole for Lando. ... I do think that McLaren are going to be strong again"
McLaren is a Formula 1 team. They’re predicting McLaren will do well—both in the sprint and in qualifying for pole.
McLaren is a Formula 1 constructor team that competes at the front of the grid and is often highlighted for strong car performance. Here, the hosts predict McLaren will be strong in both sprint results and pole-position outcomes.
"Lewis Hamilton 2007 did where I was leading all the way and then went into the gravel trap on the pit lane."
A gravel trap is a safety zone next to the track with gravel. If a car goes off, the gravel helps slow it down fast, but it can also ruin your race.
A gravel trap is a runoff area filled with gravel designed to slow a car quickly if it leaves the track. It’s a safety feature that can also end a driver’s race due to damage or loss of control.
"I do think that McLaren are going to be strong again, particularly, you know, in comparison to Ferrari."
Ferrari is another Formula 1 team. The hosts are comparing Ferrari to Mercedes and McLaren to guess who will be fastest.
Ferrari is a Formula 1 constructor team and one of the sport’s most historic competitors. In this segment, Ferrari is used as a comparison point for which teams will be strongest at the Canadian GP.
"And I think he'll be much more competitive here. So I've gone for George Russell for P1. My first position, because I've blocked myself entirely here."
George Russell is an F1 driver. They’re predicting how well he’ll do in the upcoming race.
George Russell is a Formula 1 driver, and the hosts are making a race prediction around his expected competitiveness. In this segment, he’s the pick for their first-position outcome.
"Give me Antonelli. Now I'm thinking, how does he flop and still win? That's my big question here."
Antonelli is the name of the driver they’re talking about. They’re using him as a “what if” pick for how the weekend could go.
Antonelli refers to an F1 driver being discussed as a key wildcard in the hosts’ predictions. They talk about scenarios where he might win or fail to top sessions, framing him as a central variable for their points.
"Now let's go to our new feature for this season, the P what? The what? Which basically is a random position that is generated on the spot. And I am the one that needs to go first for this."
They’re playing a prediction game. They randomly pick a finishing spot (like P9), and then you have to guess which driver could land there.
They introduce a game where a “P” number (finishing position) is randomly generated during the episode. The host then has to name a driver associated with that position range, turning race predictions into a quick, on-the-fly challenge.
"Thank you. Oli Bearman. Oh, a little hash bounce. Driver that's yeah, sprung to mind. Didn't score points to the in the last two."
Oli Bearman is an F1 driver. They’re picking him for the position in their prediction game.
Oli Bearman is an F1 driver mentioned as the host’s pick for the random-position feature. They reference his recent points situation and choose him as the answer for their assigned spot.
"Mine is Kimmy Antonelli does not top a single competitive session for the main weekend. Let's not do both main weekend is enough. So he doesn't top Q1, Q2, Q3, or the race doesn't win the race."
In F1 qualifying, there are multiple rounds called Q1, Q2, and Q3. Drivers get knocked out after each round, and the final round decides the front of the starting grid.
Q1, Q2, and Q3 are the three stages of Formula 1 qualifying. Drivers are eliminated after each stage, with Q3 determining the top grid positions.
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Hello, everybody, and welcome back. Yeah, welcome back to the P1 podcast with Matt and
Tommy. The energy is high because Formula One is finally returning and actually gaining
some momentum, Tom Bellingham. Well, to be fair, it's not even a backflip.
One race. Yeah, exactly. Well, one race, then we've got a week off, but then we get into the
proper nitty-gritty of the season and finally it will feel like this season has any kind
of acceleration because, my goodness gracious me, it's been a struggle for us F1 fans.
It's, what is it? It's May. It's the middle of May and we've had four rounds.
Four rounds. It's ridiculous. It feels like, I don't know, it just feels like the first four
rounds are almost like preseason testing or something because there's no momentum going.
Finally, we're going to kind of have a run of races because it feels like so long,
even after that big break that we had before Miami, then into another break,
but finally kind of the season will be kind of going again before a summer break.
Well, you mentioned preseason testing. I wish it was because Ferrari were fastest in that,
so that would have been nice for the first four rounds to be all Ferrari. But look, before we
get into our predictions, let's run you up to speed with some of the, I mean there's very little,
but some of the things that have been circulating, at least circulating because some things
turn out to be false, but the first thing to mention was there was a rumor going around
about Esteban Ocon being replaced mid-season at Haas, but then that appears to be complete
and utter rubbish. Yeah, basically a classic case of a Twitter account with a kind of
people doing that classic thing where they put a siren emoji and think that they've got some kind
of credibility, which is always the case, it seems. And basically this rumor was started
that Ocon is not very happy at Haas. Haas, I'm very happy with him. They're not impressed with
his performance and basically that he's going to be under fire potentially mid-season. And the
journalist that was quoted as saying this then replied to that tweet saying, you've completely
taken me out of context. And basically what she'd said was, yeah, they're not the happiest with
Ocon right now, but it was her talking about basically Rafa Kamara coming in in 2027 that
there's a chance there because of Ocon's performances. So completely misquoted Ocon, as we know,
this could age badly, but shouldn't be being replaced mid-season because this is just a
kind of false rumor. And you wouldn't, I also don't think there's any chance of this happening
because of course Ocon has a big old contract with Haas and the amount that a team like Haas
would have to pay him off for an enormous amount of races. Plus there's no way that he's doing
that bad that it's worth doing that basically. Takes me all the way back to 2017, was it,
when he had his little blue bag over his shoulder? There's been a lot of sort of
heartbreaking moments in Ocon's formula on Korea and I really don't want him to have
another season cut short because, you know, this wouldn't be the first time. Well, even
last year, yeah, I'll be in. Yeah, exactly. So fingers crossed for Ocon, he's able to pick up his
pace because I'd be sad to see him go, Esty Bestie and all that, you know, we're fans of Ocon.
Another thing to mention is that Kimi Antonelli, no chance of him racing at the Nürburgring
because that has been blocked. He's not doing it. He, it was funny because Mercedes said,
replied to basically Kimi Antonelli saying, yeah, I'm going to get my license next year and do it,
it should be fun. And Mercedes is like, no, he was only joking. And then I saw the clip of
Kimi Antonelli saying, and he sounds dead serious and like he's a very excited child wanting to
have a go. But Mercedes, rightfully, were kind of like, no, probably not. And I think it was Bradley
Lord who's hired at Mercedes that was quoted as saying, maybe when he's won four championships,
he can have a go, which is obviously joking about Max doing it. But unfortunately for Kimi,
when you go and do these things, you kind of need a lot more credit in the bank. And Max is at that
stage, we say this a lot down we with what he says in the media as well, that you kind of get to
that point where you are untouchable and it doesn't really matter what you say or do because
Red Bull aren't going to be like, no, Max, you're not racing at the Nürburgring, we're going to fire
you. He can do what he wants. The team need Max more than Max needs the team. Whereas Antonelli,
you know, he's leading the championship, he's doing great, but very different stages of his
career. I completely agree. Now, let's get into the predictions. It is currently 1811. Tommy,
I did claw back one point last time out. So the deficit is closing. It is my turn to go first
for the Canadian Grand Prix. Right, my good surprise for the Canadian Grand Prix. Remember,
it's a sprint weekend as well. Lots of predictions to come. My good surprise.
George Russell. George Russell, if you do not get me a point this weekend, get back on the podium,
probably win. I reckon that he's got a great chance. I'll be very upset, mainly for my points
and obviously for George as well. He needs to mount a championship comeback, but he won last
year. He was phenomenal last year. And I firmly believe that, you know, there was this whole,
oh, well, you know, it's like tennis players, grass court, clay court, all this sort of stuff.
I think George likes this track surface and should therefore win Wimbledon.
It's so funny, isn't it, that we've gone from whoever goes first getting to pick.
We joked to the start of the season that whoever goes first will pick George Russell to win and
get the point. Now it's George Russell. Good surprise to potentially get a point because
he's not been doing well, which is crazy how it's turned because, of course, good surprise.
No shocker. I was also going to bag that easy free point potentially as well.
And the funny thing is, I thought that you were going first. So I had a backup ready
because I was like 100% Tommy's going for George. So what is your backup?
Okay, so my backup is a risky one, a very risky one, Fernando Alonso.
And yeah, I understand that this is a big ass from Alonso. Obviously can't get any worse for
Fernando Alonso, but he's very good around here. Of course, the level of good surprise for us to
Martin these days would be getting into Q2, running in a top 10 position during the race or
something crazy or just surprising us because it's been so bad. And Alonso is fantastic around
this circuit. It's been great the last few years with Aston, of course, doesn't have the same car
to deliver that. But I'm going for a Fernando Alonso masterclass in his green tractor.
So I just thought I'd look up the weather because, you know, you want to just have a
little look and I'm actually looking at this right this second. So if I go to Sunday, oh,
like rain, like rain currently on the forecast for Montreal. So let's see if that one
changes anything. And the funny thing is as well, you said, oh, this is a risky one. I was like,
oh, has he gone for what my backup was going to be? Because mine was also a risky one. I was
going to go for Audi just as a backup, like just full balls to the wall. They're going to finish
the race both of them and they're going to have a great time because it's going to happen at some
point. They've had a stinker from reliability side of things, but they are so fast and fragile.
It's crazy. For anyone interested in my fantasy exploits, now I'm obviously trying to do incredibly
well. Okay, so I'm 38 out of 2 million. And I've taken a risk this week because
Nico Holkenberg is so low price because they basically had shocker, reliability has been
terrible that I've put Holkenberg in my fantasy team because it allows me to replace Ferrari with
McLaren. So that's the risk I've gone for. And like you, yeah, it is a risk because Audi seemed
to be either quite good or just failing. Yeah, I think Hulk scored me minus 20 last time out. So
good luck with that one. So I need more McLaren to go 21 points for Ferrari and then it saved me.
Exactly. It's funny. I have two teams. One that was my main team and the other one was my version
two team. And my version two team is doing better than my main team. But that's where I have
Charles Leclerc as my main guy and then like slower drivers and then two great teams. So I have
times threeed Charles Leclerc this weekend on that team. So come on, Charles. Come on. You've
got to pick up my guy. Right. Let's head to a big flop. So a big flop I have gone for.
Charles Leclerc. Take that flag off. And yeah, somehow I've ended up with your flag when we did
our recording. So this is yours. I need to give it you back as my flag. Yeah, I did wonder where
my flag had gone. I was like, wait, I'm pretty sure I brought it. But when did you steal my flag?
When we did our recording for the superpotting tour where we're in that little toy car,
ending up back in my car when we recorded it near me. But yeah, so big flop. Something was missing.
Big flop. I've gone for Charles Leclerc. And no disrespect to the guy. It's simply a bit of
vibes. And also that I saw a stat that basically he's got the worst qualifying head to head at this
track of his whole career. And we all know how good Charles is at qualifying. He's the strongest asset.
And maybe like George Russell at Miami, maybe this isn't one of his favorites.
So you're telling me this is Charles Leclerc's clay court. Yeah, that's what you're telling me right now.
Yeah, exactly. So I've gone for Charles. Yeah, because maybe not his favorite.
Honestly, I switched off the moment you said Charles Leclerc. Don't care about your reasoning.
And the fact that you got the flag, had a smile on your face and said it is quite sickening to be
honest with you. How dare you touch my flag? Okay, good. Well, no one asked. So good one for that.
My big flop. I just want to go for Max now, even though I wasn't going to go for Max.
No, I think I can predict it. But it's close enough. Kimmy Antonelli.
Three poles. Three wins in the last three. Little Kimmy Antonelli P4. Flops in.
Flops in. It might even be P2 to be honest with you. We'll see how we feel. We'll see how we're
bonus points for predicting each other. Again, no disrespect to Kimmy. He may well
just continue this incredible run of form. I watched an amazing video actually of him
that you posted on his Instagram today that was kind of like a behind the scenes day in
the life type thing with Kimmy. And actually it was a week in the life, I think. It was awesome
to see a little bit behind the scenes. There's also a part of me that felt sad because their
drivers like Lando, for example, that used to do that. But now because he's sort of taken a step
back from social media, you don't really see that as much. But for Kimmy, I really enjoyed that.
However, I have gone for big flop because I think George was much better last year than pretty much
everyone. So let's see if I can argue a point there. Now I mentioned it is a sprint weekend,
which means we head to sprint pole position. George Russell, George, my guy, please get me
back in this championship. I don't want him to dominate any of this because it will make for
rubbish watching. I want it to all be very close, but George by a few thousands gets it in every
session. OK, sprint pole, George Russell. OK, sprint pole, I was going to go for George Russell.
It's actually, I feel like there's another thing here. So you've got the predicting the other
person's prediction as a point or not a point. But also, I don't know. Yeah, I was trying to
think if there would be another mechanic there as well. But I think that is a great thing. If we
continue to have a Mercedes domination the whole rest of the year, it could be a battle of predictions
where I predict your prediction. Honestly, is that that brain meme with the sort of like
sci-fi, sci-fi, whatever? I hope everyone likes it because I genuinely do think that
since we introduced this into the predictions, it's the best addition to predictions that we
can't go for the same thing because the kind of one of just making it more interesting, but
two like some of the hilarious plays we've done as well of trying to change each other's
prediction. That's no. Maybe there's a card we can play at one point during the predictions
where we go, I play my predict your prediction card and then it can sort of like get you a
bonus point for the week. Maybe if Mercedes do, maybe like every other round is like a non-Mercedes
round and you're not allowed to go for them or something or like there's like a non-Mercedes.
We're always open to ideas. I know a lot of you love predictions. I certainly do. It's probably
my favorite thing to record. So get in any sort of thoughts that you have.
This is difficult because I know the easy option is just go for Antonelli, but
I do think McLaren are going to be quite good. I'm going to go for Antonelli. I'm going to be
boring. I'll go for Antonelli. I do think Mercedes still have that qualifying edge.
So I'm going to go for Antonelli sprint poll. Okay. I also think Mercedes will have that edge
I think Mercedes are bringing lots of stuff to Montreal. So they may will have a bigger edge
than they had previously. Let's go to sprint winner, Tom Bellingham.
Sprint winner. I've gone for Oscar Piastri. Not gone for Mercedes. I've gone for McLaren.
Think if they can continue their amazing starts and in a short race, a bit like we saw last time
out, they can deliver. I'm hopeful of McLaren. There is that part in the back of my mind like
you just said that was it all just the fact that Mercedes haven't bought their upgrades yet and
it wasn't a circuit that really suited them as much. But yeah, I'm going to go for Oscar Piastri
and put a McLaren to win the sprint. Okay. Sprint winner for myself. I've decided to mix up a little
bit. George Russell.
When you're 1811 down, no risks. Oh my God, Tommy. Look, I'm happy to throw a
shower of McLaren occasionally, but not when I'm seven points down after four rounds. George
plays every egg so far in the George Russell basket of hype. So do I need to go into more
explanation? I've already explained twice why I think he's going to do pretty well. So there you
go. Another one for George Russell. Now pole position for the main race. George Russell.
I'm sorry. I'm not sorry in the slightest. I'm more competitive than I care
about content. So George Russell pole position. Give it to me please. You're welcome listeners.
Yeah. Yeah. You're welcome. But I think it's funny in itself. The competition is
good. That's the whole beauty of the series. Exactly. And you know, I'm openly competitive.
You claim to not be, but actually deep down. The end of last year made you honestly.
Because it was just the gutting end to the year where I basically, you know, Lewis Hamilton 2007
did where I was leading all the way and then went into the gravel trap on the pit lane.
You really did. What a moment that was. Anyway, back to this one. George Russell pole position.
So pole position. I had Russell. I did have Russell. So you had a lot of Russell ready to go.
He's going to do rubbish now, isn't he, after we've all gone all in on Russell.
I'm just going no pass. No, I'm going to mix it up this time. I've got a seven point lead.
I'm going to go for Lando Norris pole position. Why not?
He needed one Miami. So yeah, I do think that McLaren are going to be strong again,
particularly, you know, in comparison to Ferrari. I think it will be between Mercedes
and McLaren again. And yeah, I'm going to go for pole for Lando.
All right. That's a very fair prediction, but just doesn't be out George for me.
Right. Now let's get a third position in the main race, Tommy.
P3. I had gone Lando Norris. And I'm going to stick with that, even though I've now predicted
a pole position, which I wasn't originally going to. But you spread your bets. Exactly.
You've got to in these things until the end. I do love how people in the comments sometimes
don't understand the game, the gamesmanship that's going on here. You cannot back unless you're me
an entire one way because you could easily score no points for the entire weekend. So sometimes
a Charle-Claire pole, but a big flop. Yeah. You're covering your bases, aren't you? Exactly.
So yeah, I'll go for Lando P3. P3 year. P3 year. My P3 year is Oscar Piastri.
I believe that McLaren will be the second fastest team. Ferrari last time out, brought a lot of
upgrades. I'm hoping for their sake. They're able to fine tune, hone it in, be slightly better
around Canada. But for me, the only team that I can see catching Mercedes are McLaren at this stage.
So I'm happy to be proved wrong. I'm happy for a Charle-Claire victory if I score no points here.
Absolutely will trade that off until I see that Tommy has a 12-point lead and in which case maybe
not. But Oscar Piastri, P3. In second place, I have gone for Lando Norris. That is correct.
As you would have heard 30 seconds ago, don't go down one particular route,
but I am doing that. Lando Norris, second place.
So second place, I've gone for Oscar Piastri. I was considering changing it now. We've
done the predictions and how it's going to lead into P1. But interesting, yeah, we've
both locked into a one Mercedes potentially on the podium rather than two. But yeah.
Which has happened with the last two races as well. It has indeed, yeah. So I'm going to stick
with Piastri in P2. Okay. In first position for the Canadian Grand Prix, Tom Bellingham.
I have gone for George Russell. Stop me having the kingsweep.
That's going to be the only session he wins now. Yeah, potentially. Now I've gone for
George Russell first. I do think he's going to bounce back. I think it's been overstated
that how poor his start to the season has been. I think he has been,
you know, Miami was a disaster. There's no, you can't deny that. But the other ones,
it's not gone his way. And I think he'll be much more competitive here. So I've gone for George
Russell for P1. My first position, because I've blocked myself entirely here. Give me Antonelli.
Now I'm thinking, how does he flop and still win? That's my big question here.
Well, we've already confirmed that I'm not going to clean sweep the entire weekend for points.
But look, I'm happy because if it doesn't go George's way, Kimmy might win. And therefore,
I maybe score one point. So that's the way I'm doing it. I'm spreading it slightly because
as much as I wanted to say, Charles Leclerc, I just don't believe it, especially after the head
thing that you brought up, which has made me very upset for this coming weekend.
So yeah, Kimmy Antonelli, who's to say that he can't get four on the truck? Now let's go to our
new feature for this season, the P what? The what? Which basically is a random position that is
generated on the spot. And I am the one that needs to go first for this. So Tommy, as soon as you
say the position, I have to say a person. Okay, between P4 and P22, we're going to generate a
number now. And it is P9. Pierre Gasly. Pierre Gasly, P9. Thank you. Oli Bearman. Oh, a little
hash bounce. Driver that's yeah, sprung to mind. Didn't score points to the in the last two. But
yeah, gone for Oli. Lovely stuff. Now our one crazy prediction. My
Genuinely had this as well, not even trying to cover your your predictions to kind of
know them. But my one crazy prediction was that Antonelli would not be on the Grand Prix podium.
Because obviously he's had a second, first, first, first. So
Interesting, because I have also gone for something to do with Antonelli in the crazy
prediction that it will be on every stop, the podium, he will clone himself twice,
the second and third. No, that is not what I've gone for. Mine is Kimmy Antonelli
does not top a single competitive session for the main weekend. Let's not do both main weekend is
enough. So he doesn't top Q1, Q2, Q3, or the race doesn't win the race. Okay, so sprint's not
counting. I was going to throw it in there. And I was like, why would I do that to myself? Because
that's a lot of that's going to top sq2. And then I'm not going to get a point. So okay,
there's still a lot of there's still a lot of sessions, isn't it? Yeah, exactly. So there you
go. That is that is that we now head to our Patreon prediction where if you join our P1 Patreon,
you get lovely ad free listening, you get early access to people live show tickets,
get access to the discord. And within that, you can submit a prediction to help one of us
score a point. So I am going to lock in Philly Burgers, which is Alonso top 10 finish nearly
the sprint or race. Wow. Okay. I take it. I hope you're right. Yeah, I mean, that would be utterly
insane. The fact is I literally said I was I tossed and turned and changed my mind about six
times over that. But I was like, you know what, screw it, because that would be generational if
it came in. Okay, the patron prediction I've gone for is Kaley's, which is an Alpine finishes in
the top five in either the sprint or main race. Because I had contemplated a little color pinto,
good surprise, actually, but now went for Alonso. And yeah, there's some good patron predictions
this week. I wonder if you were looking at one I did, which was that a couple of patrons
went for Antony crushes into all of champions. And that's something that I could really see
happening. And the commentator is just milking it being like, well, he's going to be a future champion.
And you just could see, you could see it happening. Yeah, just that whole, I could just see it come.
Yeah, I'm good with that. So Kimmy, can you not do that, please? Just for the sake of our own
listening. Okay, so we now go to the big constructors championship, the family top three,
it is currently for all to the Gallagher's, now I'm kidding, it's for all sorts of draw,
but I just wanted to say that because it feels like we're still winning, but you scored two points,
I think last time out, which is very sad. Tommy, I think we're going to start with you,
because I haven't alerted any of my family members. And so I need to tell one of the
now message them, and I can ring the only family member I have to be able to do it who is leaving
the house in two seconds, which is my mum, who I don't think has done a family prediction yet.
In fact, last time, in fact, I wait to tell her this when I, I'm also ringing my mum to tell her
that I'm about to ring it. Hi, man. You are on the P1 podcast. Hello. Okay. Are you ready? No, I'm
actually pretty good. I landed in, landed yesterday and landed at a good time that basically, yeah,
pretty much no jet lag. Now, I've got something to mention, actually, the last time I was wondering
whether I'd called you before on family predictions and realize that I had, but the last time I called
you, you got my three year old niece instead of you to do the predictions. So can I just
confirm these are your predictions this time? And not them of a toddler, even though Daisy did very
well. No, no, no, no, these are mine. But just very quickly, congratulations to Matt. Oh, lovely.
For winning last year. Thank you. Matt says for winning last year's predictions. That's what
amazing. Okay, mum, can I have your P3, please?
My P3 is Charles. Okay, not been mentioned other than my big flop. So interesting. P2.
Okay. Oscar. Okay. And your P1, please. I'm going to go for George. Okay. Because I think
Kenny could go into the wall of champions because he's not as experienced.
No way. We were talking about that literally 30 seconds ago. That is so weird. It's my room bug.
That's my feeling. That's my reasoning anyway. Okay, amazing. Thanks, man.
Okay, bye. Bye. Wow. That is crazy. It's like that is amazing. She must have known she must have
sensed it. It's a strong set of predictions. It's a strong set of predictions, especially with
the fact that I think Kenny might flop this weekend. Now, my mum was absolutely devastated by the
fact I've just called her and she said, I haven't been following in the last few days.
So this could be anything or anyone. So here we go. Come on, mum. Lock in. It's four all.
I know I only gave you two minutes worth of time. I'm hoping for Georgina,
Fernando, a long day of prediction, to be honest. She's at work. No doubt.
Hi, mum. Welcome to the P1 podcast. I know I've given you roughly 100 seconds in order to
come up with your predictions, but I am ready. Are you ready?
I am ready. Perfect. I just have some in my mind, so I will go first.
Oh, well done. I thought you were about to say it. Let me let me suspensively say in P3, mum.
P3, Norris. Okay. P2. Russell.
P1. Antonelli.
Oh, you've gone for an Antonelli four on the bounce when I have literally said the entire
podcast that Kenny's going to do terrible. So one of us is going to do all right.
Wow. Yeah, I think he'll do well. Although to be fair, I did also give Antonelli to the
win just to spread my bets a little bit. So, okay, mum. Very good. Very good.
Enjoyed that. Thanks, mum. Love you. Okay. Love you. Bye.
Don't mind that. Strong set of predictions. That's a strong, yeah. Mercedes 1T.
She's just Googled, like, you know, she's got Mercedes 1T.
But I like it. Chaggy VT. He's top three, please.
Awesome stuff. Very, very strong for both of the families. And that brings us to the end
of the predictions for the Canadian Grand Prix. Seven points behind. Need to start.
I'm going to be rooting for George. No, like no tomorrow in the Watchelongs. Of course,
we're going to be back with all of our Watchelongs as normal in our setups and our glorious
sounding and looking setups. I'm so happy to be home in the comfort of just knowing,
hopefully, I don't know, I can't believe I was about to say knowing that the internet's going to
work. But, you know, that's what I thought. So, Tommy, how excited are you? What's your final
thoughts? Final thoughts are just finally some F1 to watch with all you guys. So, join us for the
Watchelong because it's going to be cinema. Watchelong, I mean, miss. Watchelongs. Several.
Several of them. Springway. Yeah, exactly. We're kind of going all in. No race, like,
what is it? Two in eight weeks, but both of them are sprints at least. So, yeah, looking forward
to this one a lot. And yeah, it feels like a long time since we've sat down and watched some F1,
even though it was only three weeks ago. It's crazy what, when you've had triple headers and
things the last few years, how a three week break feels like just months on end basically.
Exactly. And as much as we were watching, not that long ago, you know, balancing things on bins
to make it look good in the hotel room is very different. So, yeah, actually doing it in your
own setup. So, very happy to be back. Hope you're looking forward to it, everybody. We'll see you
soon. Lots of love. Bye. Goodbye.
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