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That First lap battle between the two McLarens and Carlos was absolute gold. This is the battles that we hopefully see throughout the whole grid next year.
Sainz fought like a bull with McLaren; had it not been for the long pit stop, he would have arrived fifth easily. He kept Bottas behind for 20 laps till the very end and deserves recognition. He was really entertaining to watch. Bravo Sainz!
The fact that they finished within a second after 56 laps says it all, not the most spectacular race of the season, but one of its first class thrillers
@@Tzekkie The temperature inside cars is higher than the ambient temperature. If the track was at 27 degrees it was probably 40 or more inside the car. It is normal in racing cars.
Guys show some love for Sergio. He’s been doing an amazing job in that Red Bull . Any other 3rd place podium would have got more attention . Checo barely was mentioned !!! Show the man some love
@Daniel Castellanos Amazing job? lol He is terrible in qualifying and his race pace doesn't come close to Verstappen. Also in this race he was over 30 seconds behind.
I can't imagine how exhausted Perez must have been not having a drink after lap 1. Props to him. This race proves you don't need a lot of overtaking to make an exciting race. The strategy game was intense the whole race.
He mentioned that it was the most exhausting race of his career. I cant even imagine what would it be like to drive under those harsh conditions for 56 laps without anything to drink...
That wasn’t a race, more like a chess match of pit stop strategies. They never once came wheel-to-wheel aside from the start. The real racing was at the middle of the grid.
I always come back to this video and every other race in the 2021 season because it truly was a season like no other. Seeing that for almost every single race, it was always Hamilton and Verstappen at the top, far from the others including their own teammates, makes you realise how talented these two were. This was an insane battle and I hope to see more in the future.
I always tell myself Checo was the one who ‘almost’ get no seat in 2021 every time he’s in the podium this season, he really deserved the seat, can’t wait for Mexico!! 🥰🥰🥰
What a race! The tension at the end was insane. Lewis and Max are truly on another level, best title fight in at least a decade. It looked like Hamilton was going to pass Verstappen easily, but the way Max drove those last laps was near perfect. Also props to Checo for making it into the podium without the drincc for the whole race.
The last two laps from Max were inch perfect despite a charging Mercedes and a 7 time world champion on his tail. This is what separates him from the rest of the pack. Brilliant drive, superb win.
@@theam6020, both the Merc and the RB are both dominant this year. Max may have the better car but only by a small amount, since Checo hasn’t really done much bar that win in Baku
@@amroge8703 With a neutral view on this i still think the Merc is better then than the RB. It's Max being just a little bit better then Lewis, which is enuf to lead in the championship. I wonder how many points Max would have if not being kicked (out) twice by Mercedes earlier on.
@@andrejochemsen The RB is clearly better in the corners due to the shorter wheelbase. But the merc engine is more powerful. I think Max has the better car and learned after his stubborn moves in Silverstone and Monza that a race is longer than 1 or 2 laps and wheel to wheel racing is more important than he thaught it was. This fight will be going down to Dubai.
@@FaceFish9 maybe, we have Haas and they haven’t put an American in the seat. I don’t really mind, I want the American to be as talented as possible and there just may not be that guy yet.
@@ARIES6181 yeah they may be lighter, but with old rubber theres close to never a fastest lap of the race at the end :D otherwise they wouldnt go to the pit for new tires if they can afford it to get the extra point
@@biceali7212 I don't like team orders either, but at this point of the championship both team mates (Bottas and Perez) know that they have to help their mate in every way possible. As long as they do it by themselves and not by team order, it is OK for me.
Yes instead of fan boys bickering. We should be grateful. If one of them was not there. Would be easy and boring wins. Just hope it goes down to last race.
Love him but Kimi wasn't at fault (marginally) at first, then he got back his position from Gio. The truth is that the Renault was trash this weekend and him fighting close to the points was a typical Alonso overacheivment.
I do understand why Alonso would want more consistent rulings. This year, with its close competition especially, has highlighted weaknesses within the rules and organisational/logistics flaws behind the sport. The FIA would need to address such weaknesses and flaws.
that moment when max went by like a rocket during hamilton's pitstop was such a nice shot by the camera team and you dindn't include it in this video :(
This is a title fight they'll still be talking about in fifty years. Verstappen and Hamilton are just on another level. Max pulled some real magic to keep that gap for those last few laps. It was incredible driving from the both of them, pushing right to the limit.
@@Brayan88g I would call it rivalry. Both are very competitive. And there is nothing wrong with that. In the end they are both exceptional talented, And they can only shine as exceptional drivers because they push each other to exceptional performances.
Really? it was obvious lewis wasn't going to pass him because lewis was cooking his tyres. It wasn't that exciting, just Nice Hollywood like movie sold by pundits.
The difference between Merc and RB was the 2nd driver. Checo was used to force Lewis into the pits which in the end helped Max to take the win despite the early disadvantage
Redbull strategist: let's bring him for the tyre change, we can undercut Hamilton. Mercedes strategist: what component should we change next race on Bottas car.
@@coreyrod It's not that the strategists are braindead, when you have a slower car you have to try something a little different. That's why during 2017-2019 Ferrari strategy was so strange and different, if you want to win with a slower car you can't make the same race as the opponent.
@@ozzyferzhh theres strange and different like turning a 1 stop race into a 2 stop race by pitting near the end, and then theres the bizarre, nonsensical and consistently race-throwing garbage Ferrari was doing
@@V12F1Demon the merc was slower today. That's why Lewis couldn't get out of DRS range in the first stint. So Merc pitted late to try to have a tire pace advantage in the closing laps.
Finally being able to see an F1 event in person was a dream come true! The whole weekend is a wonderful experience, let’s just say now I fully understand why F1 is the pinnacle
Not at the front, which is where it counts the most, the only thing that happened there was gap handling and pace setting, not great racing, MotoGP consisted of great racing yesterday.
@@arthurmorgan332got a salty one ovr here. Man it's funny how max fans put the same comment when hamilton wins and hamilton fans put the same comment when max wins
It’s incredible how much impact just a tenth of a second can have on the outcome of a race. Max kept Lewis BARELY out of DRS reach which ensured Lewis not being able to get any closer. What. A. RACE!!!
@@Mahalakshmi-Khan If you are within 1 second of the next car in front of you, you get DRS (Drag Reduction System) which you can activate in certain parts of the track. It opens up the rear wing and gives you higher top speed in the straights.
@@Mahalakshmi-Khan DRS uses the electric system of the car to boost the speed, which makes a significant difference BUT it is only allowed when a driver is max. 1sec behind the guy in front + it drains the energy system so you can't use it endlessly
@@rowinpruim1198 no, the electrical boost system is ERS, not DRS. DRS is Drag Reduction System and that collapses the rear wing to reduce aero drag and increase speeds on straights.
I guarantee you nobody had it harder out there than Checo, who could’ve retired early from heat exhaustion. The fact that he finished at all let alone 3rd is amazing, the gap wouldn’t have been 40+ sec. If Checo had his drink system working, him sweating so much with the intense Texas heat could’ve been an early retirement for RedBull #11
Exactly what I was thinking… those last laps were so intense live… Max hanging on for dear life.. and you just can’t appreciate that with these highlights.
@@sakulhd8189 thats the point mate. He won fair and square and he'll be appreciated by all fans alike, but i find it annoying when max fans try to justify Abu-Dhabi saying he deserves the wc
As a Dutchman I enjoyed the race and the result. But the most enjoyable was to see the big and proud smile from Checo's father :-) Congrats from the Netherlands to all the Mexican fans, I am looking forward to watch the Mexican Grand Prix !!!
With Bottas way down the order and Checo in 3rd, Mercedes had a tough "day at the office" I am sure. The kind of day that Red Bull had last year, and Ferrari before them.
@@akmal94ibrahim They cant do a sub 2 second stop. Nobody can, precisely because of the pit stop rules change..... Its written in the new rule change you actually get penalized for doing a sub 2 second pit stop.
An insanely intense race this was. Unfortunately the highlights cannot capture it. Maybe a highlights video of just the race between Max and Lewis is in order?
I'm so proud that Americans are enjoying F1 again!! 140k total fans in attendance that's like some of the biggest sports stadiums in college football - hope this sport continues to grow here and we're able to host more races. Same with MotoGP! Congrats to Max & Fabio 🍾🍾
@@estebanfernandez9883 any chance we can get a refund for Parking Lot Q, waited 2 hours for a shuttle that never showed up had to walk 3.6 miles in crazy Texas heat.
Max is a great driver and Red Bull has great speed , together they have fair grip on winning the title. But I must admire the way Lewis fought back today. It was nail biting I really wanted him to win but he didn’t. Wind gust and the tyre age at the last worked for max momentum. Lewis 2nd pit stop at earlier stage probably would have turn the cards for him
Why Lewis? Max/RBR are the ones you should thank for making a racer of it. Lewis is the defending champ in the best car, best package miles ahead of the rest. Even now, that Merc is lightyears ahead in refinement. Given how fast it is in a straight line and who knows what secret tweaks Merc have in an engine they've perfected for so many years? Whenever they're down on speed they seem to miraculously get a new 'component' and it bumps up the revs.
And now the bordeline psychotic competitor is acquiring a lot of "maturity?" The combination will make him a force to be reckoned with for years. Methinks the man will go far.
@@spikespa5208 amen! In the spirit of competition I just hope that next year the drivers are separated only by their skill and performance. Imagine F1 as a pure sport, oh man.
@@diajscorched8056 Ofc F1 because f1 is Worldwide and only 1 time in us this year, I want nascar to race in my country but they won't, There's more people want to watch cars fly by 12 seconds after one another anyways right? That's why they watch f1 right?
Hamilton and Verstappen are just on another level on this race, great drive by both, especially during the last 2 laps by Max, he continuously maintained the distance so Hamilton doesn't get DRS.
@@joopbekkema6490 just acknowledge that they both did amazing. The red bull was the worse car on the hard component but lewis did push for maximum speed for like 15 laps before he got to max which definitely affected the tyres in the end. They bith did amazing today. This race was won by the strategists.
@@joopbekkema6490 Hamilton was not faster when they both had the same tires. See quali and the start of this race. He was faster when his tires where more fresh. The redbull and the mercedes car are pretty close in performance.
That First lap battle between the two McLarens and Carlos was absolute gold. This is the battles that we hopefully see throughout the whole grid next year.
Yeah and Carlos let pass the wrong Mclaren
@@sadfoxes3862 I missed a chunk of the race, where did Sainz let the wrong McLaren past and why was it the wrong McLaren?
McLaren is on fire
@@DenwarTheoriginal He was joking about the fact that Sainz was passed by Ricciardo and not by Norris, who is Sainz's best friend
@@DyslexicMitochondria ?
Pérez didn’t have the drink and Kimi went off the track just to try and find some drink for Pérez.
What a legend
Underrated
Classic kimi
yeah he really felt it
Like 666
@@gatomalo3424 Mark of the beast strikes when you least expect it.
Sainz fought like a bull with McLaren; had it not been for the long pit stop, he would have arrived fifth easily. He kept Bottas behind for 20 laps till the very end and deserves recognition. He was really entertaining to watch. Bravo Sainz!
Sainz is awesome!
Even better than leclerc dare I say.
@@hoxhafpv3765 maybe, but Leclercs performance was perfect
He is so underrated
@@hoxhafpv3765 definitely not better than leclerc
Underrated
The fact that they finished within a second after 56 laps says it all, not the most spectacular race of the season, but one of its first class thrillers
Logical statement.
Excellent grasp of language and punctuation.
With p3 at 40s gap
@@jonathantuerah74 max and lewis were in a league of their own last season
It was absolutely an “edge of your seat” race all the way through
@@jonathantuerah74 P3 at 44.8 second gap actually
Crofty: "And they almost touch..."
**parts flying everywhere**
Worst commentator in the history of f1
😂😂😂 also Crofty: he's ok (50G impact)
@@neo5973 73g*
@@somerando8306 69g*
@@amitmeena2961 nah maxs collision was updated to 73g
Checo suffering from exhaustion and dehydration in the Texan heat and managing to hold on to P3 is quite a feat in itself
When the Mexican genes come in handy
That's how Mexican survive in the desert heat
Yeahh! 27°C on track and almost raining. Definetely the toughest conditions to drive......
@@Tzekkie it was actually 38°C + on track
@@Tzekkie The temperature inside cars is higher than the ambient temperature. If the track was at 27 degrees it was probably 40 or more inside the car. It is normal in racing cars.
I don't think these highlights do justice to how intense the last few laps were. Beautiful stuff from Max!
More than a year later, I can still feel how my heart was almost in my mouth during the last few laps. Phew! Max is such a machine!
this was one of Max' best races imo. Insane pressure
This GP and the French GP won him the championship. Two spectacular drives.
@mralireza931 Hamilton was clearly the better driver, and did an amazing drive to catch up. Verstappen was very lucky to have DRS from lapped cars
@@pe-peron8441nowhere in that season was Hamilton "clearly the better driver"
Max was way more consistent
Seb's move on George Russell shows what driving versus driving with experience means...classic outer overtake!!
No doubt but you also have to factor in the Aston's superior car to Williams
@@marekbalaz2204 And different tyres.
Ikoj
And he did even more classics today. What a drive from Seb, he loves this track too. Gon miss this champ plenty heaps.
"No Checo, you will not have the drink."
Now this should be the top comment right here. Absolutely legendary
“Is the drink on or no?”
Checo should have some potato juice
"Checo don't worry you have the Podium"
Super máx and Super checo 🇲🇽🇲🇽
This McLaren vs Ferrari rivalry just keeps getting better. That opening lap with carlos trying to hold of danny ric and lando was 🔥 what a season
@@Krims7 Megamind and Metroman
@@Krims7 Danny and Max
@@Krims7 carlos and lando
@@Krims7 Man United & Liverpool
Was thinking the same thing
I love how Hamilton and Verstappen just obliberated the entire field
perez had to slow down or abort.
Yup lol
And Checo finished behind the two with no drink
@@woodenhoe 30 seconds behind lol
@@woodenhoe 2022 we may see Perez finished P3 again without drink and lunch.
Guys show some love for Sergio. He’s been doing an amazing job in that Red Bull . Any other 3rd place podium would have got more attention . Checo barely was mentioned !!! Show the man some love
and he had no water to drink :S
and he gave up second place on the first lap so that max could challenge Lewis. Max only won because checo played the team game
@@hennovandamme1093 and he was sick
fr fr I feel like he's been such a helpful teammate for max and has delivered when he needs to for redbull.
@Daniel Castellanos Amazing job? lol
He is terrible in qualifying and his race pace doesn't come close to Verstappen. Also in this race he was over 30 seconds behind.
I can't imagine how exhausted Perez must have been not having a drink after lap 1. Props to him. This race proves you don't need a lot of overtaking to make an exciting race. The strategy game was intense the whole race.
Kimi: first time?
Grande checo wey
He mentioned that it was the most exhausting race of his career. I cant even imagine what would it be like to drive under those harsh conditions for 56 laps without anything to drink...
@@rizvanahmedrafsan Just ask Kimi .... he will know quite well how it feels lol
Perez: I didn't get the drink this race!
Raikonnen: Just this race? There are always problems with my drink!
Ericsson: *Amateurs*
Finally a real race between Max and Hamilton. Thank goodness no contact drama. This was pure class racing. A modern classic USGP.
BECAUSE THIS IS COTA NOT MONZA, monza is tight af
@@sanik4725 Also because they never actually side by side, only at the start😂
That wasn’t a race, more like a chess match of pit stop strategies. They never once came wheel-to-wheel aside from the start. The real racing was at the middle of the grid.
Boring af
@@tehblizz sainz norris ricciardo, alonso raikkonen, alonso giovinazzi, u name it
Alonso, Verstappen and Hamilton really provided a lot of intrigue in this race, loved it :)
I wold also add carlos and ric
Great race!
Alonso is becoming a rather sad conspiracy theorist!.
alonso was just moaning. and his engineer was hilarious on the radio with masi
Add vettel
I always come back to this video and every other race in the 2021 season because it truly was a season like no other. Seeing that for almost every single race, it was always Hamilton and Verstappen at the top, far from the others including their own teammates, makes you realise how talented these two were. This was an insane battle and I hope to see more in the future.
“CAN THIS HAAAAS PLEASE GET OUT OF THE WAYY “ props to Max for not cursing! 😂 I would’ve lost my mind
He has matured now I guess
Haha the pressure he had when a world champion is on your tail chasing you. It's way harder being chased than chasing someone.
@@user-jg4ns7pn6c haha indeed we all remember many times Ham in panic over the radio.
@@Markuden yes, vibrations, vibrations. . .
Too much concentration for flavour language.
The level that Max and Lewis are operating at is unreal. 40 seconds ahead of everyone. Ridiculous.
I know they are pushing eachother so hard its crazy
And they're only separated by less than a second. Just on another level like you said.
Awesome!
To be fair, had checo had water during the race it would have been 30 seconds instead of 40 seconds behind 😂🤷♂️
@@tdogg8291 yea, but he isn't consistent enough to be put in the same ballpark as the two championship leaders
Most impressive: Max getting a purple sector in the last lap on 27 round old tyres.
Tyre management like a boss.
Parece que siguio algunos consejos de Checo xd
You mean Tires 😀
@@elr2141979 you’re using simplified English, in the original language (so not the simplified US one) it’s spelled with an y.
@@kever678 nope it's spelt with an i
@@elr2141979 How old are you dude? Don't be so cringe.
0:15 the bulls chasing the merc, looks cinematic
I always tell myself Checo was the one who ‘almost’ get no seat in 2021 every time he’s in the podium this season, he really deserved the seat, can’t wait for Mexico!! 🥰🥰🥰
+42 seconds btw
@@sprtrnds7880 3rd is 3rd
@@sprtrnds7880 3rd is 3rd
@@sprtrnds7880 And 3rd
@@sprtrnds7880 3rd is 3rd
What a race! The tension at the end was insane. Lewis and Max are truly on another level, best title fight in at least a decade. It looked like Hamilton was going to pass Verstappen easily, but the way Max drove those last laps was near perfect. Also props to Checo for making it into the podium without the drincc for the whole race.
Hamilton vs Rosberg was better
@@djnfbrhkelkondwvb6853 Nope, that was boring.
@@Steinstra-vj7wl How was that boring bro. 2 great drivers going h2h what more do you want
@@djnfbrhkelkondwvb6853 Same team. this time different teams.
@@Steinstra-vj7wl Still doesn’t make it a worse battle and technically that battle was completely equal because they were in the same car
This was Max's most impressive win of 2021. Lewis' Mercedes was a lot faster at this stage of the season.
This is Verstappen's greatest victory.. slower race car, worn out tires and still he defended brilliantly..
The last two laps from Max were inch perfect despite a charging Mercedes and a 7 time world champion on his tail. This is what separates him from the rest of the pack. Brilliant drive, superb win.
I think there is more than that which separates Max from the rest of the pack. But I agree that it is one of his great qualities.
And also he has perfect balance now , he got a faster car , which is dominant this season and also he's old enough to know what to do .
@@theam6020, both the Merc and the RB are both dominant this year. Max may have the better car but only by a small amount, since Checo hasn’t really done much bar that win in Baku
@@amroge8703 With a neutral view on this i still think the Merc is better then than the RB. It's Max being just a little bit better then Lewis, which is enuf to lead in the championship. I wonder how many points Max would have if not being kicked (out) twice by Mercedes earlier on.
@@andrejochemsen The RB is clearly better in the corners due to the shorter wheelbase. But the merc engine is more powerful. I think Max has the better car and learned after his stubborn moves in Silverstone and Monza that a race is longer than 1 or 2 laps and wheel to wheel racing is more important than he thaught it was. This fight will be going down to Dubai.
The US crowd base has gone nuts for F1. Awesome to see a packed venue. What a race also. Championship fight is best in a long while.
Only the beginning too. We don’t even have a driver…yet.
I think it helps fill venues easier if you are having one of the best seasons we've are seeing in quite a while. It's been quite the show so far.
@@DB-qc9br think if Alfa becomes American team next season and someone from Indycar gets in
@@FaceFish9 maybe, we have Haas and they haven’t put an American in the seat. I don’t really mind, I want the American to be as talented as possible and there just may not be that guy yet.
cant wait for miami. thats gonna be wild
@1:40 "the 2 Canadians in what is arguably a home race for them" - 38 million downvotes from Canada
2:37 seeing raikkonen and alonso fight like they used to was such a joy! Two legends
Max delivering a purple sector in the last lap with 26 lap old tyres is the most Max thing this season
Well the cars are as light as quali session at that point so last laps will always be the quickest
@@ReonCaes last laps are never the fastest, if they dont pit for new tires, what are you talking about :D
@@ReonCaes You can see Max tyres at parc ferme and understand the extreme weather condition on that track
@@sijonjoos6656 Yes, they can. The cars become quicker at the end of the race, because there isn´t much fuel in them, and therefore lighter.
@@ARIES6181 yeah they may be lighter, but with old rubber theres close to never a fastest lap of the race at the end :D otherwise they wouldnt go to the pit for new tires if they can afford it to get the extra point
Checo giving Max a chance to get back at Lewis after turn 1 is just great team spirit
Hope u take it easy when Bottas did the same right.
Tbh I don’t like when they sacrifice one driver to benefit the other, but in this case Checo is not even fighting for the championship himself
@@biceali7212 I don't like team orders either, but at this point of the championship both team mates (Bottas and Perez) know that they have to help their mate in every way possible. As long as they do it by themselves and not by team order, it is OK for me.
But when Bottas does it, it ruins the sport and is disgusting.
@@biceali7212 right??? Bottas helps Ham and all the Max groupies are crying. RB does it, oh great teamwork. Typical.
so glad i got to watch this race in person! amazing battle between max and lewis and getting to see max’s first win on US grounds was unbelievable!
Yeah that crowd of 400k plus looked insane. I'm not a huge F1 fan. But I would have loved to have been apart of that atmosphere.
This my favorite race and i never even got to see it live. this is the race I show to my friends who are interested in F1
Let's just appreciate the title fight we have this year! What a drive from both of them today
Yes instead of fan boys bickering. We should be grateful. If one of them was not there. Would be easy and boring wins. Just hope it goes down to last race.
My thoughts
Hamilton exposed. Dominated by Max.
@@Alumnikiid and here are one of those fan boys right above me
Title fight is over
Neither driver put a foot wrong today under such a massive pressure. Masterclass!
They are setting fantastic standards compared to the jokers behind them.
@@martinlewisloser Would love to see you have a go hehe
Well Max put a foot wrong at the start, strat saved his bacon
It's not like it was possible to perfectly react and clutch all the time...so not really a foot set wrong there ...
@@frenchfrench4514 not really buddy
That Lap 1 battle between Sainz and the McLarens is just perfect
Max, you must become World Champion, it's within your own mind and heart!
I was there! First time seeing F1 in person. Atmosphere was great, Max had a heck of a drive. Same with Lewis. What a day!
I'm jealous
Wow great bud, what turn were you at?
Same here! T18
jealous you were there, but even through tv, this is one of the best gp I've seen, top 2 thriller and bottom thriller lolllll
I thought you were in Montgomery
This race just confirms that the best battle of the season clearly is Alonso vs The FIA
Love him but Kimi wasn't at fault (marginally) at first, then he got back his position from Gio. The truth is that the Renault was trash this weekend and him fighting close to the points was a typical Alonso overacheivment.
Nah, he was too salty today. The kimi situation was different
Alpine is slow today
Did they forget to switch the slow button off?
I do understand why Alonso would want more consistent rulings.
This year, with its close competition especially, has highlighted weaknesses within the rules and organisational/logistics flaws behind the sport. The FIA would need to address such weaknesses and flaws.
Max exactly knew the state of his tyres and how to spare them to finally even get the fastest sector in the last lap! What a brilliant racer he is..
What’s fastest sector achieve like, nothing, Lewis got fastest lap so not sure why you needed to add that bit in 🤦♂️
Great race!
@@Charlton2010 fastest sector pulled Hamilton out from his drs
@@Charlton2010 achieved a race win for max
Max is de eerste 😊😎🥳🤗🤫🥇🏅🎖🏁👍👎
that moment when max went by like a rocket during hamilton's pitstop was such a nice shot by the camera team and you dindn't include it in this video :(
Last laps were so tense... but now I'm satisfied and smiling
Oh you are a Max fan?
love your vids bro
@@porcodedio anything wrong with that? You can't be a fan of people now?
that's what she said
glad to see you here
This is a title fight they'll still be talking about in fifty years. Verstappen and Hamilton are just on another level. Max pulled some real magic to keep that gap for those last few laps. It was incredible driving from the both of them, pushing right to the limit.
na he hates Hamilton he would never want to talk to him after he's done racing
They’ll talk about how bad it was and how many times they crash lol (joke don’t take this serious)
Because they have the best cars.period
@@Brayan88g I would call it rivalry. Both are very competitive. And there is nothing wrong with that. In the end they are both exceptional talented, And they can only shine as exceptional drivers because they push each other to exceptional performances.
prost and sennna, heinekken and schumi, alonso rivalry era: are we a joke to you
6:44 that camera pan was a cool shot
Carlos fighting Danny in the first lap really caught my attention than Max and Sir Lewis fighting for the lead. Man!! this race is insanely insane🔥💕
Carlos is the most improved driver on the grid this season. Quietly doing his business and excelling race after race.
I was literally on the edge of the chair throughout the last few laps. What a great drive from almost all the drivers on the grid👌❤
Really? it was obvious lewis wasn't going to pass him because lewis was cooking his tyres.
It wasn't that exciting, just Nice Hollywood like movie sold by pundits.
I was falling asleep all the race. Boring AF
@@moos7005 I thought Lewis would get DRS at the last moment. If he got the DRS he might have stand a chance for P1.
@@moos7005 i found it quite exciting because max could’ve made a tiny mistake shaking it all up
@@jorden8470 Exactly. Lewis was too close in the final lap. If Max missed a single apex, things could've been other way around.
Verstappen with the personal best on the last lap on done tyres, dude poured everything he had in it what a great drive
Exactly this is how you defend ..not like Lewis :D
because he had the best car and drs on main straight also fuel burns down
The size of that crowd is NASCAR's worst nightmare.
Like Nascar isn't the #1 most attended spectator sport in the world or anything like that...
Pérez effect
@@ObviouslyKieran it isn't
No, it isn't.
The difference between Merc and RB was the 2nd driver.
Checo was used to force Lewis into the pits which in the end helped Max to take the win despite the early disadvantage
Meanwhile Bottas was forced to use his 6th engine :D
The laps at the end tho. Max deserved his win, fought tooth and nail for the win
Quickest car and cruising the whole time =/= fought tooth and nail.
Max didnt fight for this bro, mercedes strategy give the race to him
@@user-yl3pp8fy9w Yeah max did have a better car Hamilton deserved the win more
@@user-yl3pp8fy9w go cry elsewhere kiddo
@@titariko4380 😂
I feel like Seb's charge went a bit unnoticed, but he had some great overtakes this race.
Agreed
I agree, DOTD for me
He's irrelevant. Only his delusional fanbase still care about him.
@@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 who hurt you?
He's on target to have the most overtakes this season. I think that's a great trophy to have
Go for the double titles Max and Checo, we are with you 🇦🇹🇳🇱🇲🇽🇯🇵
U called it and with the Japanese flag too
Done!
0:17 is the definition of THE greatest teammate you could have. GO CHEKO!
The roar from the crowd when Verstappen undercut Hamilton was insane.
I loved that. Also had a thought that they were just happy that the white guy took the black guy over, Texas n' all. 😹
@@skrimper 🤨
My son was there and sent me a video right after it happened! It was LOUD!
@@skrimper uhhh?????
The majority of that crowd, and loudest percentage is probably international.
Redbull strategist: let's bring him for the tyre change, we can undercut Hamilton.
Mercedes strategist: what component should we change next race on Bottas car.
Facts lol merc strategist are braindead
If they pit Lewis first he would've won
@@coreyrod It's not that the strategists are braindead, when you have a slower car you have to try something a little different. That's why during 2017-2019 Ferrari strategy was so strange and different, if you want to win with a slower car you can't make the same race as the opponent.
@@ozzyferzhh theres strange and different like turning a 1 stop race into a 2 stop race by pitting near the end, and then theres the bizarre, nonsensical and consistently race-throwing garbage Ferrari was doing
@@ozzyferzhh Slower car? Which one??
@@V12F1Demon the merc was slower today. That's why Lewis couldn't get out of DRS range in the first stint. So Merc pitted late to try to have a tire pace advantage in the closing laps.
Interval between HAM and VER 0.9-1.1SEC, the rest 40 sec - 1lap. These two are absoultely insane
cars look great and nimble back then
Heineken - “When you drive never drink”
Sergio Perez- “And I took that personally”
Dis should be pinned
This one deserves more likes, that's for sure!
Hilarious
That's why Heineken has the 0.00 beer now
Yeah yeah you don’t have to remind every 10 seconds. Is it on or not ?
*Verstappen 🤝🏻 Pérez*
Mic 🤝Maze
Wade? Jajaja jamás pensé verte en F1, siempre te había visto en cosas de fútbol...saludos
Super checo 🇲🇽🥳
Duck
@@thomasshelby8943 XD
Finally being able to see an F1 event in person was a dream come true! The whole weekend is a wonderful experience, let’s just say now I fully understand why F1 is the pinnacle
Looking back at it this race basically decided the title
With Kimi retiring, the drink has made its mind about its next target.
this comment needs to be on top!
i love how we have just decided that the drink is sentient
@@I_AM_HYDRAA the drink saga continues!
When Kimi retires, he'll pass his drinking system, gloves and wheel to Checo.
Checo is worthy of inheriting the Finnish fighting spirit in the battle against the drink
The battles in this race were absolutely insane
Especially at the start with the two mclarens and Sainz
@@darkox4172 I completely agree
Round 1 of this race was amazing.
My wish for the next season with the new cars is:
Give us more racing as we saw in this round
@@kocickakitty143 Hopefully we get better racing because this has to be one of the best races I've seen all season other than the Belgian GP LOL :P
Not at the front, which is where it counts the most, the only thing that happened there was gap handling and pace setting, not great racing, MotoGP consisted of great racing yesterday.
Best U.S GP in a while. My heart was pounding the whole race.
And now in 2022, hope Verstappen wins it to level Vettel's 13 wins in a season.
1:05 BUT HERE COMES… Lando Norris?
"What a lovely overtake"
"I let him by"
Sky F1 at its finest
I liked it when they say Hamilton was leading when he was second....not biased at all...haha
@@truthseeker8483 What timestamp?
more bias at 5:14
@@DevChallenger002 How is that bias? 😂
Comparing Verstappen to a donkey.
Max worked so hard from start to finish. He deserved the win.
That race really showed how fast both of them are and why they are battling for the title
Lewis worked much harder with a slower car. Too bad RB bought FIA last year.
@@arthurmorgan332 ham fans will always find a way to diss max no matter what..
-Sincerely, a Brit
@@arthurmorgan332got a salty one ovr here. Man it's funny how max fans put the same comment when hamilton wins and hamilton fans put the same comment when max wins
@@arthurmorgan332 cry
Last 2 laps of the Race were just heart pumping, it was epic!!
Nothing better than watching highlights from a race you just watched
Checo felt disoriented after the race. On the other hand, he will have new found respect for agua now. Hats off to him!
Whats agua?
@@hitolfadler water m8
That was some seriously dangerous stuff, he might have passed out in the car due to dehydration....
So he did not have the drink?
@@MrHoangShock yes, when the race finished he did
I stayed awake till 4am to watch this from Japan, and it’s definitely worth it. What a thrilling battle until the last lap!!
I'm in British Columbia, so I finally get a race that begins and ends in daylight.
Congrats for this fine Honda victory from the Netherlands buddy :-)
@@insAneTunA Thank you! SUPER MAX💪🏻
Let's hope Honda leaves with a high
The best move RBR ever made was to switch to the Honda engine. Oh, and also selecting Max.
Came back to rewatch this craze battle between 2mclarens & carlos!! ❤
In the last few laps I don’t think my heart has beaten any faster in my life. That was undoubtedly Max’s greatest drive so far.
His first ever victory was closer though, he had to fend off Kimi multiple times.
Austria 2019
Brazil 2016
I was at a food court just grabbing my head and leaning so close to my screen. Must have looked like an idiot haha
It’s incredible how much impact just a tenth of a second can have on the outcome of a race. Max kept Lewis BARELY out of DRS reach which ensured Lewis not being able to get any closer. What. A. RACE!!!
I'm new to F1. Can you explain whats DRS?
@@Mahalakshmi-Khan If you are within 1 second of the next car in front of you, you get DRS (Drag Reduction System) which you can activate in certain parts of the track. It opens up the rear wing and gives you higher top speed in the straights.
@@Mahalakshmi-Khan DRS uses the electric system of the car to boost the speed, which makes a significant difference BUT it is only allowed when a driver is max. 1sec behind the guy in front + it drains the energy system so you can't use it endlessly
@@rowinpruim1198 sorry but you are completely wrong
@@rowinpruim1198 no, the electrical boost system is ERS, not DRS. DRS is Drag Reduction System and that collapses the rear wing to reduce aero drag and increase speeds on straights.
Congrats to Danny Ric!!! He’s coming into his own in the papaya.
I'm seriously loving COTA, the last laps having those battles was a feeling like no other.
I guarantee you nobody had it harder out there than Checo, who could’ve retired early from heat exhaustion. The fact that he finished at all let alone 3rd is amazing, the gap wouldn’t have been 40+ sec. If Checo had his drink system working, him sweating so much with the intense Texas heat could’ve been an early retirement for RedBull #11
It was an incredible performance by Checo, hopefully he can go on to be the support for Max in the rest of the season
I'm glad someone is inheriting the battle for the drink now that Kimi is retiring.
I was dying in the sun with a drink in my hand and a slight breeze here and there. I feel sorry for Checo it must of have been torture in there.
I should consider attending the US Grand Prix as a tradition because I had a blast at Austin today at my very first F1 Grand Prix in person
You lucky guy. Us Canadians got 2 GPS cancelled :(
@@Victor-rn1zn I'm still mad about it tbh
How was the traffic there? I hear it was chaos to get out as there were over 140,000 attendees came to watch the race
@@flfreaks3745 Absolute bonkers. I'd say there was closer to 250k+ attendees the way it was jammed
@@johncary4302 I believe according to the live broadcast there were 400000 people there
one of my favorite circuit in f1
Absolutely amazing drive from Max!
Two superb drivers showing their skill and talent today - let’s appreciate what we are witnessing instead of arguing who is better
Hamilton fraud
@@user-fn5xg7qt7u lol
@@user-fn5xg7qt7u you are exactly the type of children op is talking about
that battle between Alonso and Haikkonen, was awesome
@@jelmero3090 and youre such a great, mature guy! Your parents can be very proud.
Nice job, internet-morals-policeman!!
the highlights can't do justice to this race
it's the tension that slowly built up that made this amazing
dude singing the anthem killed that! was amazing. and the cheerleaders
Exactly what I was thinking… those last laps were so intense live… Max hanging on for dear life.. and you just can’t appreciate that with these highlights.
That was a great race! The fight for the win was fantastic and there were some really feisty battles all over the field!
That was a great US GP. Verstappen has took it to the Max again. Shame I wanted Hamilton to win, but that was a fun race, outstanding.
*gasp* a non toxic lewis/max fan! I can't belive they exist in the wild, people should take a example from that.
@@sakulhd8189 thats the point mate. He won fair and square and he'll be appreciated by all fans alike, but i find it annoying when max fans try to justify Abu-Dhabi saying he deserves the wc
Best moment was when Shaq was giving the trophy to Max, stood beside Hamilton and was still taller than him, even when Hamilton was on the podium
I was ROFL at that moment haha
As a Dutchman I enjoyed the race and the result. But the most enjoyable was to see the big and proud smile from Checo's father :-) Congrats from the Netherlands to all the Mexican fans, I am looking forward to watch the Mexican Grand Prix !!!
Wow so nice of you sir
@@milashah8902 You are very welcome :-)
Pure masterclass from Max keeping lewis behind
Yeah, such a difficult thing to do with a faster car and DRS from lapped cars
carlos saiz defending that double over tale was smoothe
Glad to see RBR finally adopting aggressive pit startegies and letting Merc have to react
With Bottas way down the order and Checo in 3rd, Mercedes had a tough "day at the office" I am sure. The kind of day that Red Bull had last year, and Ferrari before them.
The pitstops give me palpitations LOL. Whenever they need to really get it right it's always slower and I partly die inside awaiting the outcome
@@cha9165 After that pit stop rules change, Redbull is making more pit stop mistakes and has not done a sub 2 seconds stop.
@@akmal94ibrahim They cant do a sub 2 second stop. Nobody can, precisely because of the pit stop rules change..... Its written in the new rule change you actually get penalized for doing a sub 2 second pit stop.
@@cha9165 lol trust me. The new pitstops have me face-palming so often.
An insanely intense race this was. Unfortunately the highlights cannot capture it.
Maybe a highlights video of just the race between Max and Lewis is in order?
@@shawk2832 they have POV cameras of every drivers full race..
I'd rather they done Ricciardo vs Sainz 👌
@@gtjust8188 they should do Carlos vs Sainz
@@gtjust8188 , a Ricciardo vs Sainz is a definite too.
Wait for the Netflix one
"... we've locked horns once again and here in the land of the long horn, its the bull that has come out on top..."
Commentary🔥
Wow! Those highlights!! Brilliant job F1!!
I'm so proud that Americans are enjoying F1 again!! 140k total fans in attendance that's like some of the biggest sports stadiums in college football - hope this sport continues to grow here and we're able to host more races. Same with MotoGP!
Congrats to Max & Fabio 🍾🍾
It was 400k I believe
@@juancarlosramirezdenigris6867 400K cumulative for the weekend
360k today. I work at CotA.
@@estebanfernandez9883 muy bien esteban - N.Nunez
@@estebanfernandez9883 any chance we can get a refund for Parking Lot Q, waited 2 hours for a shuttle that never showed up had to walk 3.6 miles in crazy Texas heat.
What an incredible race and thrilling end. Five great races to go. Thanks to Lewis and Max for this great season.
Well said! I second it.
Max is a great driver and Red Bull has great speed , together they have fair grip on winning the title. But I must admire the way Lewis fought back today. It was nail biting I really wanted him to win but he didn’t. Wind gust and the tyre age at the last worked for max momentum. Lewis 2nd pit stop at earlier stage probably would have turn the cards for him
A big amen to that.
Why Lewis? Max/RBR are the ones you should thank for making a racer of it. Lewis is the defending champ in the best car, best package miles ahead of the rest. Even now, that Merc is lightyears ahead in refinement. Given how fast it is in a straight line and who knows what secret tweaks Merc have in an engine they've perfected for so many years? Whenever they're down on speed they seem to miraculously get a new 'component' and it bumps up the revs.
Thought it was a done deal for Merc with the time Lewis was taking out of Max's lead with those fresher tyres. Credit to both.
Max is borderline psychotic as a competitor, there’s only a few of those out there. What a race for the Red Bull’s.
And now the bordeline psychotic competitor is acquiring a lot of "maturity?" The combination will make him a force to be reckoned with for years. Methinks the man will go far.
@@spikespa5208 He’s gonna be a real problem for Mercedes for a loooong time.
@@thetruebatman4632 Hope so! Great hopes for Lando and George, also.
@@spikespa5208 amen! In the spirit of competition I just hope that next year the drivers are separated only by their skill and performance. Imagine F1 as a pure sport, oh man.
Loved this race, or the multiple races / battles therein. Great stuff
Kimi is passing the Drink baton to Perez
👍🤣🍻
Definitely not better than the nascar race here in Cota earlier this year
@@brapa1190 congratulations? what had a higher viewer rating tho???
@@diajscorched8056 Ofc F1 because f1 is Worldwide and only 1 time in us this year, I want nascar to race in my country but they won't, There's more people want to watch cars fly by 12 seconds after one another anyways right? That's why they watch f1 right?
In this race Perez obviously had a drinking problem...
Hamilton and Verstappen are just on another level on this race, great drive by both, especially during the last 2 laps by Max, he continuously maintained the distance so Hamilton doesn't get DRS.
And all that while Hamilton was so much faster. Makes you think. Oh no, not you of course.
@@joopbekkema6490 just acknowledge that they both did amazing. The red bull was the worse car on the hard component but lewis did push for maximum speed for like 15 laps before he got to max which definitely affected the tyres in the end. They bith did amazing today. This race was won by the strategists.
@@joopbekkema6490
Hamilton was not faster when they both had the same tires. See quali and the start of this race. He was faster when his tires where more fresh. The redbull and the mercedes car are pretty close in performance.
But you gotta admit max got a bit lucky with drs from a backmarker which prevented lewis from overtaking.. Nice race overall
@@Shadow-cv5xn Getting that DRS cost him more time than it would’ve if he instantly passed. Whats lucky about that?
Seeing this highlights you think nothing happened, seeing the whole race live, it was the most thrilled race i have ever seen.
“The two Canadians in which is arguably a home race for them” LOL 😂
i'm still mad we got it cancelled two years in a row
Why do I feel so exhausted for Checo. What a legend. And of course, super Max. Excellent drive from both of them. Onto Mexico 🇲🇽