The bromance we never knew we needed! This interview was just like a chat with an old friend, loved hearing you guys compare your racing experiences and share a few laughs!
I’ve followed pato since before all the Red Bull, Indy lights and Japan journeys - it’s so great to see him settled at mclaren and in a winning car. interesting to see what zak is doing with so many drivers signed now…that’s my only worry for pato as just imagine how cool he and lando in f1 would be.
I can’t wait to go see indycar in Iowa this weekend. It’s gonna be my first indycar experience and I love watching Indy and f1. When you Romain came to Indy after f1 I started watching Indy more. You and Pato are my favorite drivers
Romain, you're awesome, I cannot believe how cool is the fact that you are doing all this pure racing content, As a Mexican Pato is my favorite Indycar Driver, then you're up there with Palou and Colton, hope you get the whole grid in your motorhome, this is an awesome format of an interview!
Absolutely mega Job Romain from F1 to Indycar you have never changed awesome person to have around motorsport. No matter the paddock youre in ill be a fan ! Vamos potato !!
Really helps us F1 fans who oddly know so little about indycar (even though live here) learn more about the personalities of the other drivers- thanks for doing a great job with this romain!
Enjoyed listening to you guys! So enthusiastic. I try and replicate the feeling in my C7 ZO6, M7 at COTA. The crowd is just imaginary for me. Oh well, it’s better than nothing.
Tbh, I don’t think it was meant negative, just different, don’t remember where exactly but I think Russell said that the 2020 Mercedes needed a lot more break pressure than the Williams
Why is Romain's performance below that of last season with DCR, I'm really rooting for Romain but the 2022 season isn't looking half as good as last year, any theories?
Love this! Pato is super likeable and humble, not just in this interview but in pretty much every one I’ve seen of his. Colton Herta and Pato both need their shots in F1 at some point, whether it’s with McLaren or someone else
@@barnigranero5882 They are still really young and everyone doesn’t have a long career in F1 so one shouldn’t lose a chance of getting into it, plus both want to drive in F1.
@@barnigranero5882 that’s the thing, they wouldn’t be losing out on the 500, Alonso got to race in the 500 after never having competed in Indy before. I’m not saying Herta or O’Ward could get to his level but it’s not like joining F1 would shut the two of them out of racing in the 500 in the future.
@@barnigranero5882 @Barni Granero @Barni Granero Average F1 drivers are competitive in the 500 into their late 30s. Indy Car drivers have never been competitive in F1. They should jump at any chance to race at the highest level. Imagine being one of the first to at least be respected at that level.
IndyCar has the worst marketing ever. Grosjean is actually doing what they should've been doing for a LONG time. By the way; thanks to Alonso and Grosjean IndyCar has become populair again.
True. As an European, I always thought oval races were boring until I saw Alonso debuting in the indy500 while missing the monaco GP (talking about boring races lol). Then I started following indy, and while it's true it is behind technically speaking, the racing is amazing, so much action on track.
for me mclaren is also a big factor. i follow some f1 teams on twitter and mclaren started reposting their indy stuff there, which made me take a closer look into the series. This is the first year i'm watching indy and i must say i really enjoy it so far, so thanks mclaren i guess
Saw Pato at the Indy Toronto this past weekend. I was seating infront of the Maclaren pitstop, saw him walked immediately after the race to his teammate Felix after getting out his car to congratulate him on the first podium. Solid dude!
What a great interview. As a lifelong F1 fan who was introduced to Indy through Romain's move I'm really enjoying learning about the racing and the characters. Pato seems like a fantastic dude. I'd love to see him in F1, but that would be Indy's loss.
@@rulox1672 what can I say...I LOVE PATO!!!!!!! Adrian Fernandez was my first hero in indycar. Pato has since been my new found hero. Hope to see you at the races.
Went to my first Indycar race last weekend (Toronto). What an experience! was a fun challenge trying to get panning shots of the drivers on the back straight, while getting peppered by flying rogue tire marbles xD Really surprised by the amount of access available, especially compared to the F1 paddock.
Next year, maybe buy a less expensive grandstand seat, but spend a little more on a pitlane paddock pass. You can enter the pits during FP1, 2 and 3 and qualifying, plus you get to walk the starting grid before the race. In F1 you would have to spend at least $10K or be a celebrity for that kind of access!
F1 will never be as open as other series due to the proprietary nature of the independent constructors intellectual property - i.e. they spend millions to develop their own aero solutions to the current rule book. The F1 teams often use photographers taking pictures of the other cars in action to compare progress from one session to the next or one race weekend to the next. None of this covert activity is necessary when the aero is a spec standard to reduce costs. That's the main reason why Indycar is so competitive. The cars among all the teams are very, very similar other than damper design and setup. This makes for really close racing and more opportunities for drivers and teams to score big points.
@@buttercupstruelove340 This changed a few years ago, the FIA now requires all cars to be on display openly, so everyone can look at them(except when they have the engine cover off, or are damaged). This has stopped most of the "spy" photographers from annoying the teams, because they can freely get their shots at the start of the weekend. There are also more strict design rules, so the teams can't just copy another team, they have to show at every step how they designed their aero themselves.
I have been watching IndyCar regularly for the first time since Nigel Mansell came over only because of Romain Grosjean. Lifelong F1 fan. Romain is doing a great job promoting IndyCar. Better than their marketing team!
Great interview Romain. Despite a tough year at Andretti internally, very happy you're still having fun in IndyCar. As for Pato, great to hear his honest answers, especially about those 15 year-old F1 V10s when the cars weighed about 40 percent less than an IndyCar, and the incredible sound... fantastic!
This is great content. Something really cool about 2 elite drivers talking about engine sounds and differences between some of the fastest racing cars.
Wow. I’ve always been a Herta fan, but the more you get to know so many of these guys, the more likable so many of them are. I really hope Herta makes it to F1, but I will be rooting for PatO to succeed. Seems like such an honest and humble guy.
Listening to them talk about F1 cars really puts into perspective how fast they are, where even an Indycar driver is blown away says everything you need to know.
Yeah but gotta take into account f1 had a massive ideology switch in the past 20 years. I think the bigger thing is Indycars are about the same lap time as f2 cars (estimating).
@@josephbargo5024 The indycar is heavier than the F1 and on top of that it has to carry the aeroscreen that adds even more weight, this added to the low power they have now (700CV) makes them slow just like an F2. Let's hope that changes with the new hybrid engine that is supposed to exceed 1000 hp.
Two of my favorite drivers in all of racing. Talent, guts, and cool guys. Thanks r8g and Patricio O! You're both world-class competitors and athletes, obviously, but in the end you both realize you're also entertainers, and you never give fans less than 100% to give us a great show, and reveal more of yourselves than most athletes performing at your level do, sharing with us who you truly as as human beings...no fake persona bulls***. And if you see that space, you're always going to try the move, because great overtakes is what racing is all about!
Well thank you so much Romain for sharing this nice itw (btw, a smart formule, go on !). It is a real pleasure. Pat is a very sympathic and honest guy. Deeply interesting to listen to his F1 tests feedback. Fingers crossed for his (surely next) superlicense... Thanks to both of you for this moment of humanity.
Very cool! It's nice to get to see a bit of what they are like as a person away from media. What a super individual! I think he's going to have a shot at F1 in the near future.
Grosjean is a great driver he deserved to keep his seat in F1, Pato is the reason why I'm watching again IndyCar and hopefully we will get back a race here in his hometown Monterrey.
Hmmm…I love Ferraris, but a LaFerrari? At that price point, you could do so much better Pato! Pagani? Koenigsegg? A Gordon Murray T.50? If you’re going to name a Ferrari, then a 288, or 250 GTO, or a 360 Challenge Stradale are so much more tasteful than a LaFerrari.
I'm soooo sorry Romain, but if you keep up with these great interviews you may retire from racing and go into broadcasting! Keep up the behind the scenes interviews, we are finally seeing who's inside the helmets!
I lived in the Us until I was 10-11 years old and moved to Mexico. I been living in mexico for the last 22 years I would not go back to be honest.I love my country, the culture, food etc. I would say it really depends where you live in Mexico, not all of it is violent and cartels.
There's literally more Indycar content here and David Land's channel than the official one. It is some licensing issue? Is there more content for the domestic, US market? Anyway, thanks and great job from an international fan!
I have no idea why a Indycar driver would want to leave to go to F1. More than likely you are leaving a series where you have a chance to win to get to a series where you are more likely to finish outside of the top 10. It has to be mentally draining to not be able to compete for wins in F1 and see the same guys win every week.
Exceptional! THIS is the sort of content the sport cries out for! No ego. No canned "public relations" answers. Perfect! (I don't subscribe to many TH-camrs, but you earned my subscribe without asking!)
Pato's personality and energy is so enjoyable to watch, it's so fun
He gives off kid in a candy store vibes😂
The bromance we never knew we needed! This interview was just like a chat with an old friend, loved hearing you guys compare your racing experiences and share a few laughs!
I’ve followed pato since before all the Red Bull, Indy lights and Japan journeys - it’s so great to see him settled at mclaren and in a winning car. interesting to see what zak is doing with so many drivers signed now…that’s my only worry for pato as just imagine how cool he and lando in f1 would be.
Really love these interviews! Pato seems super nice and I really hope he gets a shot in F1.
I can’t wait to go see indycar in Iowa this weekend. It’s gonna be my first indycar experience and I love watching Indy and f1. When you Romain came to Indy after f1 I started watching Indy more. You and Pato are my favorite drivers
Iowa was my first indycar race in 2015. It was super fun. Still my favorite race I have been to. Enjoy!
Romain, you're awesome, I cannot believe how cool is the fact that you are doing all this pure racing content, As a Mexican Pato is my favorite Indycar Driver, then you're up there with Palou and Colton, hope you get the whole grid in your motorhome, this is an awesome format of an interview!
love this. more people need to be exposed to the path that drivers are on and how they got where they are.
Oh man, the two of you together are hilarious! Love the “Meet the Drivers” segments. SO cool to get to know the other drivers on the grid in this way!
These videos are INSANE!! I can feel the PASSION pouring through my screen.🥰
Top tier editing. Keep up the great work
This is really good stuff Grosjean, thank you and keep them coming.
Greetings from The Nordschleife.
Thanks for these interviews Romain, they’re always interesting, informative and fun . . Keep ‘em coming 👍
Amazing stuff, Romain. Meet the drivers is just what we need. 😀Keep 'em coming !
Just two bro’s bonding over racing! Love their attitude.
Excellent interview! Now we know Romain has a future as a trackside reporter when he retires from the cockpit!
Love this one!! Great to see Gro and Pato!
Great content! Thanks RG and Pato!
Two of my favorite drivers on the grid!!! This is awesome, I love this!
Dang this + the Kym Ilman interview of Pato is gold. Pato is amazing!
Romain, this was a super interesting video! hope you do more!!!
Greatest intro ever. Pato is the best
Absolutely mega Job Romain from F1 to Indycar you have never changed awesome person to have around motorsport. No matter the paddock youre in ill be a fan ! Vamos potato !!
Two great nice drivers.
Pato has an awesome easygoing vibe!!!
Grosjean should be the official ambassador for Indycar..he is fluid and nice.
Really helps us F1 fans who oddly know so little about indycar (even though live here) learn more about the personalities of the other drivers- thanks for doing a great job with this romain!
Pato is just ❤️
This made my day. Thank you so much! I really appreciate your hard work to interact with racing fans. It's just great!
This was amazing and filled with so much incredible new knowledge! More!!!
who needs "drive to survive: indycar" when we have you Romain! Thanks for bringing in Pato!
These are genuinely really good fun, keep up the good work!
absolutely awesome thank you!!!
☮️❤️🎵🌍🤗🏁
Pato acts like a teenager, in a good way. I like this guy!
Great interview Romain! Keep these coming. It's really nice to learn the faces behind the visor and hopefully get people more invested in Indy.
Pato needs to be in F1!!! Wtf FIA on the super license. Pato is a beast 💪
amazing interview Romain!
Enjoyed listening to you guys! So enthusiastic. I try and replicate the feeling in my C7 ZO6, M7 at COTA. The crowd is just imaginary for me. Oh well, it’s better than nothing.
Love Pato 🧡 He’s a great driver! As amazing he is in IndyCar l still hope he can drive in F1 one day soon.
Romain, you are a fabulous ambassador to the sport of auto racing.
I would love to have a podcast like series while these videos become more like highlights. I’m sure there’s so much more footage!
I love Pato, such an amazing character.
This was so cool, thank you for sharing!!! 😃
Pato my 🐐
I absolutely love this.
The sun wanted to shine on him so bad 🥰
Pato's impression of the v10 is like a tie fighter😂
loved it
I hope Grosjean can win a race. I'd like to see that guy do good here in America.
I think Pato could bring a very good vibe at F1 as Ricciardo did in His Redbull time
Great interview
4:46 I think this part went over everyone's head. It might be a dig at a certain F1 team Romain last drove for... 😆
Tbh, I don’t think it was meant negative, just different, don’t remember where exactly but I think Russell said that the 2020 Mercedes needed a lot more break pressure than the Williams
@@Ben-go1iq yeah that's the responsible way to see his statement lol. I was thinking about the brake failure problems Haas had early 2020 😅
Can you interview Newgarden?
IndyCar should've maximized your presence while you're there
Why is Romain's performance below that of last season with DCR, I'm really rooting for Romain but the 2022 season isn't looking half as good as last year, any theories?
what truck are you sitting in, though? it looks so comfortable
Patito 🖤
Interviews are great, editing is great, but please, Romain -- invest in a pair of good quality lavalier mics
Pato o'ward...te espero en laguna seca.. sep...Romain...thank you you fot signed my credential...en laguna...👍👍👍
Love this! Pato is super likeable and humble, not just in this interview but in pretty much every one I’ve seen of his. Colton Herta and Pato both need their shots in F1 at some point, whether it’s with McLaren or someone else
I know they'd like to be in Formula 1 but they should stay in Indycar. It's a better sport.
@@barnigranero5882 They are still really young and everyone doesn’t have a long career in F1 so one shouldn’t lose a chance of getting into it, plus both want to drive in F1.
@@iamwhatiam5091 I understand your reasoning but I think it would be a mistake to drive in the midfield in F1 and lose out on chances to win the 500.
@@barnigranero5882 that’s the thing, they wouldn’t be losing out on the 500, Alonso got to race in the 500 after never having competed in Indy before. I’m not saying Herta or O’Ward could get to his level but it’s not like joining F1 would shut the two of them out of racing in the 500 in the future.
@@barnigranero5882 @Barni Granero @Barni Granero Average F1 drivers are competitive in the 500 into their late 30s. Indy Car drivers have never been competitive in F1. They should jump at any chance to race at the highest level. Imagine being one of the first to at least be respected at that level.
IndyCar has the worst marketing ever. Grosjean is actually doing what they should've been doing for a LONG time.
By the way; thanks to Alonso and Grosjean IndyCar has become populair again.
Yup
This is true, I constantly have to look up when the races are and remind myself lol
I agree 100%
True. As an European, I always thought oval races were boring until I saw Alonso debuting in the indy500 while missing the monaco GP (talking about boring races lol). Then I started following indy, and while it's true it is behind technically speaking, the racing is amazing, so much action on track.
for me mclaren is also a big factor. i follow some f1 teams on twitter and mclaren started reposting their indy stuff there, which made me take a closer look into the series. This is the first year i'm watching indy and i must say i really enjoy it so far, so thanks mclaren i guess
pato is quickly becoming one of my favorite racers in any series
Love it when Romain said “after that you have a good burger and a good beer and that’s a good day!” Well said.
Saw Pato at the Indy Toronto this past weekend. I was seating infront of the Maclaren pitstop, saw him walked immediately after the race to his teammate Felix after getting out his car to congratulate him on the first podium. Solid dude!
apparently Felix and Pato are great friends.
Felix calls Pato his brother
Pato’s impression of the V8 is perfectly hilarious
That's not Jason Plato
@@barnigranero5882 "I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."
*Vroom-vroom noises*
Plato, 350 BC.
That's not a V8
@@barnigranero5882 Pato's young enough to be his son.😆
@@ab8jeh He did imitate the downshifts of a v8 after he did the v10
Oh look, two of my favorite Indycar drivers just goofing around. What could be better?
What a great interview. As a lifelong F1 fan who was introduced to Indy through Romain's move I'm really enjoying learning about the racing and the characters. Pato seems like a fantastic dude. I'd love to see him in F1, but that would be Indy's loss.
Great interview! It’s nice seeing competitors having a conversation about their passions.
Amazing interview. I met Pato at Laguna Seca in the paddock. Really good kid and super talented driver. Would love to see him in F1 one day!
Thank you Romain. I love your driver interviews but especially this one because Pato is my favorite driver :)
I see you on every Pato video, I feel like we're friends now
@@rulox1672 what can I say...I LOVE PATO!!!!!!! Adrian Fernandez was my first hero in indycar. Pato has since been my new found hero. Hope to see you at the races.
love Pato. he is hilarious and very wholesome
two favourite indycar drivers right here
Would love to have him in F1! Seems like a good bloke and kickass driver!
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Best interview thus far, Pato is so likable, I really hope he gets a shot in F1, he (and Colton) would be amazing in it
Went to my first Indycar race last weekend (Toronto). What an experience! was a fun challenge trying to get panning shots of the drivers on the back straight, while getting peppered by flying rogue tire marbles xD
Really surprised by the amount of access available, especially compared to the F1 paddock.
Next year, maybe buy a less expensive grandstand seat, but spend a little more on a pitlane paddock pass. You can enter the pits during FP1, 2 and 3 and qualifying, plus you get to walk the starting grid before the race. In F1 you would have to spend at least $10K or be a celebrity for that kind of access!
F1 will never be as open as other series due to the proprietary nature of the independent constructors intellectual property - i.e. they spend millions to develop their own aero solutions to the current rule book. The F1 teams often use photographers taking pictures of the other cars in action to compare progress from one session to the next or one race weekend to the next. None of this covert activity is necessary when the aero is a spec standard to reduce costs. That's the main reason why Indycar is so competitive. The cars among all the teams are very, very similar other than damper design and setup. This makes for really close racing and more opportunities for drivers and teams to score big points.
@@buttercupstruelove340 This changed a few years ago, the FIA now requires all cars to be on display openly, so everyone can look at them(except when they have the engine cover off, or are damaged). This has stopped most of the "spy" photographers from annoying the teams, because they can freely get their shots at the start of the weekend.
There are also more strict design rules, so the teams can't just copy another team, they have to show at every step how they designed their aero themselves.
Pato is from my home town, and we are of similar age. I like him, seeing him out there feels like seeing an old high school friend out in the world.
I love to hear Pato impersonating the engine noises! 😆
I love Pato Oward, the Mexican Irishman. Very, very funny interview of a very funny guy.
I have been watching IndyCar regularly for the first time since Nigel Mansell came over only because of Romain Grosjean. Lifelong F1 fan. Romain is doing a great job promoting IndyCar. Better than their marketing team!
Great interview Romain. Despite a tough year at Andretti internally, very happy you're still having fun in IndyCar. As for Pato, great to hear his honest answers, especially about those 15 year-old F1 V10s when the cars weighed about 40 percent less than an IndyCar, and the incredible sound... fantastic!
This is great content. Something really cool about 2 elite drivers talking about engine sounds and differences between some of the fastest racing cars.
Wow. I’ve always been a Herta fan, but the more you get to know so many of these guys, the more likable so many of them are. I really hope Herta makes it to F1, but I will be rooting for PatO to succeed. Seems like such an honest and humble guy.
Listening to them talk about F1 cars really puts into perspective how fast they are, where even an Indycar driver is blown away says everything you need to know.
Grosjean casually mentions that IndyCar is 20-30 years behind F1 in terms of technology. That's a lot!
Yeah but gotta take into account f1 had a massive ideology switch in the past 20 years.
I think the bigger thing is Indycars are about the same lap time as f2 cars (estimating).
@@josephbargo5024 The indycar is heavier than the F1 and on top of that it has to carry the aeroscreen that adds even more weight, this added to the low power they have now (700CV) makes them slow just like an F2. Let's hope that changes with the new hybrid engine that is supposed to exceed 1000 hp.
What a great interview, respect for the F1 experience but Indycar rules as a sport..(ex-F1 fan for 30 years)
Side note seeing Indy drivers talk about F1 cars just makes me smile.... It's clearly everything they thought and then some!
Two of my favorite drivers in all of racing. Talent, guts, and cool guys. Thanks r8g and Patricio O! You're both world-class competitors and athletes, obviously, but in the end you both realize you're also entertainers, and you never give fans less than 100% to give us a great show, and reveal more of yourselves than most athletes performing at your level do, sharing with us who you truly as as human beings...no fake persona bulls***. And if you see that space, you're always going to try the move, because great overtakes is what racing is all about!
Lmao Romain is trying to talk and Pato is just making sound effects hahaha
Well thank you so much Romain for sharing this nice itw (btw, a smart formule, go on !). It is a real pleasure. Pat is a very sympathic and honest guy. Deeply interesting to listen to his F1 tests feedback. Fingers crossed for his (surely next) superlicense... Thanks to both of you for this moment of humanity.
I am sorry for Daniel, but Pato and Lando are the future at McLaren in F1.
Awesome interview! Pato is super cool, funny, and humble. Good job Romain!
Very cool! It's nice to get to see a bit of what they are like as a person away from media. What a super individual! I think he's going to have a shot at F1 in the near future.
En 2011 monterrey era zona muy calienta
La verdad buena decisión moverse de país
This was great glad RoGro is in Indycar...
Grosjean is a great driver he deserved to keep his seat in F1, Pato is the reason why I'm watching again IndyCar and hopefully we will get back a race here in his hometown Monterrey.
Hmmm…I love Ferraris, but a LaFerrari? At that price point, you could do so much better Pato! Pagani? Koenigsegg? A Gordon Murray T.50? If you’re going to name a Ferrari, then a 288, or 250 GTO, or a 360 Challenge Stradale are so much more tasteful than a LaFerrari.
I'm soooo sorry Romain, but if you keep up with these great interviews you may retire from racing and go into broadcasting! Keep up the behind the scenes interviews, we are finally seeing who's inside the helmets!
He commented a few races on french TV and he is very good.
I lived in the Us until I was 10-11 years old and moved to Mexico. I been living in mexico for the last 22 years I would not go back to be honest.I love my country, the culture, food etc. I would say it really depends where you live in Mexico, not all of it is violent and cartels.
There's literally more Indycar content here and David Land's channel than the official one. It is some licensing issue? Is there more content for the domestic, US market? Anyway, thanks and great job from an international fan!
I have no idea why a Indycar driver would want to leave to go to F1. More than likely you are leaving a series where you have a chance to win to get to a series where you are more likely to finish outside of the top 10. It has to be mentally draining to not be able to compete for wins in F1 and see the same guys win every week.
Exceptional! THIS is the sort of content the sport cries out for! No ego. No canned "public relations" answers. Perfect! (I don't subscribe to many TH-camrs, but you earned my subscribe without asking!)
Btw awesome video Romain I love these interviews
4:44 f1 has lied us about the brakes