1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Let's do it all right. So Michael at the end 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: of last episode, yeah, you you made your sentiments known 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: that you you're You're not necessarily on the Merk train. No, 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm not. It's such a wealthy brand. It's spews elitism. 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: I'm from Southeast Michigan. You drive American where I came from. 6 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: That's a silly thing to say when referring to Formula 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: one because there's not even an Americans anyways, it's not 8 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: certainly not an American car brands. I don't think right, 9 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: we'll get to that. Okay, great, but no, I'm not 10 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: I'm not ever going to root for Mercedes. What am I? No, 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: that's not my Now, I'm curious to meet these other teams. 12 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: If all these other teams are like even more elitist, 13 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: pompous Toto wolf Asque, then maybe I'll go, oh shit, 14 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: I had the wrong first impression of Mercedes. But it's 15 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: gonna be tough to get Michael Costa to root for Mercedes, 16 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: which is unfair considering I haven't even met the drivers yet. 17 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: It's a great place to start. So yes, today we're 18 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: talking about the drivers on this team, So that is 19 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: going to be Lewis Hamilton the goat and George Russell 20 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: the hopes to one day be the goat. And that's 21 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: that's kind of where where our story begins from iHeart 22 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: Radio and Sports Illustrated Studios. This is choosing sides one 23 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: Wow Wow, Wait, sir, Lewis Hamilton is who we're going 24 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: to start with. It kind of goes without saying or 25 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: it's a no brainer that Lewis Hamilton needs to come first. 26 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: He's been around the sports for logger. He's one of 27 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: the best to ever drive. I have to say, Lillie, 28 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: I'm already insulted just by you saying like he's one 29 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: of the greatest of all times. And he is the 30 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: greatest of all times. I think it's undisputed just by 31 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: his record, is it? Is it that clear cut? Oh yeah, 32 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: So we'll get to this. So here. Here's what's interesting. 33 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: You got a lot of people who will try and 34 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: say that Lewis is the undisputed greatest of all time, 35 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: much much like producer YOHI over here. And then you 36 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: have people who argue with those people and say that 37 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 1: he's overrated and this and that, And we'll get into 38 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: all of that controversy and why so just but just 39 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: the stats, I mean says it's not an argument, it's 40 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: just a statement of fact. We should never have told 41 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: YOHI that I wanted his voice in this podcast. All right, 42 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: So Lewis, Yeah, that's wise. I mean, it's it's incredible. 43 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 1: Seventh time world champion, he is the best qualifier, i e. 44 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: The fastest person we've ever seen in Formula one. Consistently. 45 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: I have one hundred pole positions, which is, you know, 46 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 1: an incredible statistic. A pole position is you don't just 47 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: show up on a Formula one race weekend and just race, 48 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: you know, drive the race. You have something called qualifying 49 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: where all of the drivers basically try to get the 50 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: fastest time over a single lap yet just them and 51 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: based on where you qualify, So how faster or slow 52 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: you are, that's kind of where you start on the 53 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: quote unquote grid. That's where that term comes from on 54 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: race day. So when we say pole position, that means 55 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: that Lewis was in basically first place in qualifying and 56 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: he's going to start the race in first place. That's 57 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: pole and he also obviously has even more podium finishes 58 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: in second and third place. I mean, just yeah, he 59 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: kind of blows everyone out of the water. First things first, 60 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: can you just say your first and last name and 61 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: the pronouns you use? Cry am, I just use Jenny Gau. 62 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: That's just me. So that was Jenny Gau. She's a 63 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: prominent F one reporter for the BBC and other media outlets, 64 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: and I will say feature on Drive to Survive as 65 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: one of their F one xpets. Okay, So, Sir Lewis Hamilton, 66 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: how would you sort of explain Lewis Hamilton to someone 67 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: who's kind of new, maybe only tangentially heard of him, 68 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: Like why why Lewis? And why why root for Lewis? 69 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: So let me try and explain Lewis Hamilton. Although I 70 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: feel that this is a subject that a lot of 71 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: people could talk about for a long long time because 72 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: he's a bit of a anomaly. He's a very complex character. 73 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: He is loved and hated an equal measure, which seems 74 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: bizarre for a man that has won seven world titles 75 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: in Formula one and has been knighted by the Queen 76 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: And as you say, is Sir Lewis Hamilton. But he 77 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: does divide opinion because he is not a purist when 78 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: it comes to Formula one. He doesn't just turn up 79 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: on a race weekend, put on his overalls, go out, 80 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: win races, and then disappear into the ether. He has 81 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: whole another side. So his other side is a side 82 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: that goes out and does go to red carpet events. 83 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: He likes to make music, he likes fashion. He goes 84 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: to you Balenciaga catwalk shows and fashion shows. I've just 85 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: daged myself hugely and made myself sound about eighty by 86 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: using catwalk show. But yeah, his into fashion, hiss into music, 87 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: his into films. He likes to go out and skydive. 88 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: You know, this is the all action man. And who's 89 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,239 Speaker 1: the biggest factor in his life is that he happens 90 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: to be the only black F one driver. Lewis is 91 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: the only black driver to ever be in Formula one, 92 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: and he's the only black driver currently on the grid, 93 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: So he's the first, he's the only. So he's really 94 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: just off the bat, coming from a very different place 95 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: than literally every other driver. You immediately noticed that because 96 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: every time you google anything about finding the one, it's 97 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: all just white dudes. Man. Yeah, exactly, So he stands 98 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: out already to begin with, this has always been the 99 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: case in his career. So he comes from not a 100 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: rich background in yeah, in England, and he actually didn't 101 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: start his career off carting. One year when he was 102 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: really young, his dad bought him like a remote control 103 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: car and took Lewis to go like race it around 104 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: at some kind of informal races, you know, near their home, 105 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: and there's like, you know, images in kind of grainy 106 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: video of this, like, you know, six seven year old 107 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: whatever Lewis Hamilton beating these middle aged guys at remote 108 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: control car driving like he just had the instincts and 109 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: all of that. So eventually, you know, his father and him, 110 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: they really bond over this. They get him into carting. 111 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: His dad, though, is working you know, three jobs at 112 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: any given time. Somebody's set up to six, but he's 113 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,799 Speaker 1: working around the clock to afford his son's carting career. 114 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot put in for this family 115 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: for him to even kart at, you know, and he's 116 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: not even out of elementary school yet, but he's dominating, 117 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: like so he's killing it. But on top of just 118 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: you know, already having to struggle from a money and 119 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: financial perspective, you know, there's a lot of racism that 120 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: Lewis deals with at an early age. Yeah, he's got 121 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: adults hurling you know, uh anti black slurs at him. 122 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: And he's again in elementary school in a post years. 123 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 1: I've had racist name has been called to me. The 124 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: first time it happened, I felt really upset. I told 125 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: told him Mom and dad, and I felt like I 126 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: needed to get revenge on him. But lately if anybody 127 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: had said anything to bogetic nor him and get him 128 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: back on the track, my god. He said too that 129 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: he didn't really unpack the full effect of that until 130 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: only a couple of years ago during kind of you know, 131 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: the George Floyd murder and kind of from that whole 132 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: moment he kind of said, Yeah, I hadn't fully digested 133 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: the absolute extent of how traumatizing and damaging and harmful 134 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: that was. We saw him going out marching holding placards 135 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: because black life matters to him. Black lives matter to him, 136 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: and he wants his voice heard, and then obviously continues 137 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: to present date. You know, he deals with booing, He 138 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: deals with with all that stuff that comes with both 139 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: being probably the only black driver on the grid and 140 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: also being the winningest one. You know, the winningest person 141 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: in the sports history. It's certainly always been a factor. 142 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,559 Speaker 1: And last year the FIA finally stepped in and told 143 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: fans to stop racially abusing him. Reporter, he's all Southwell again, 144 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: it's been sixteen years that he's been driving in Formula one. 145 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: That's a really pretty like primordially slow reaction time in 146 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: terms of beginning to be aware of a problem. So 147 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: that's that's Lewis's background. But yeah, basically, Lewis impresses the 148 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: bosses at a team called McLaren and eventually makes his 149 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: rookie debut in the two thousand and seven season. He 150 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: ends up in second place and loses by a point. 151 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: Oh wow, that was his rookie year. Rookie season. Yeah, 152 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: wins Formula one World Driver's Championship is second year. So 153 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: this is for you. Thank you for all supporting me, 154 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: believe me. Wow, superstar, immediate superstar exactly. Can you describe 155 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: your emotions right now? Put them into words? I don't 156 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: think I can. Very emotional. I would say my heart's 157 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 1: fit into so much strain right now, because I think 158 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: it was the same for everyone. But I'm just very 159 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: proud of the team and my family as well. He 160 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: talked so softly. Let me tell you something, everybody, the 161 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: people that scream their success at you are not the 162 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: ones to worry about. It's the ones that are soft 163 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: spoken and deliberate with their words, those are the ones 164 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: that will fuck you up. I will say, there is 165 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: always a little bit of luck involved right place, right time. 166 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: So there have been times where great drivers have not 167 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: made it on the grid for reasons that have nothing 168 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: to do with him. Yeah, it just it worked out. 169 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: Let's say it didn't. It didn't hinder him, he didn't 170 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: have to. Well, it's actually funny because we'll talk about 171 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: George Russell in a second, who's had a little bit 172 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: of a different start to his Formula one career. So yeah, 173 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: Lewis ends up on a on a great historic team 174 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: that has a lot of that infrastructure, of the resources, 175 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: and not to say, we'll learn later that McLaren has 176 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: struggled in recent years. But you know, Lewis is there. 177 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,599 Speaker 1: He'd a super well there and he also seems to 178 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: be someone though who has the instincts and know when 179 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: it's time. He's a very intuitive guy, right, He's a 180 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: little bit into like spirituality and mysticism, so he kind 181 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: of knows when it's time to make the jump, even 182 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: if no one else sees it or understands it. You know, 183 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: he makes this jump to this newer team Mercedes the 184 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: perfect time, you know, kind of. I think he got 185 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: fourth his first year when they still hadn't had the 186 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: new regulations in place yet, but then they just go 187 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: gangbusters the next year victory. Once again, Lewis Hamilton does it. 188 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: A five time champion. Lewis Hamilton has led every single 189 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: lap of this race. Had Pole has the fastest lap 190 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: as well. It is Lewis Hamilton every time. That's for 191 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: all the kids out there who dreamed the impossible. You 192 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: can do it too, man, I believe it you guys. 193 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 1: Thank you so much everyone for your support. What makes 194 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: Lewis Hamilton's such a good driver? The car is obviously 195 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: part of it. Anyone can look great in a great car. 196 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: But what is it about Lewis that have made him 197 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: so dominant? The number one thing is raw talent. So 198 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: my name is I'll discover luscas and I basically just 199 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: cover the world of Formula one. Talk about it. What 200 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: I like, what I dislike, living the dream as it 201 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: is perfect Lewis Hamilton and the driver he is. Okay, 202 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: forget about the Formula one career, Let's go back to 203 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: his carting days. He dominated in carting, He dominated in 204 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: single seaters as well. He won GP two in two 205 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: thousand and six in his very first season as rookie, 206 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: produced some amazing drives. Also, Lewis works really closely with 207 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 1: his engineers. He's part of every decision that they made. 208 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: He's fully involved, fully invested. That's Cyril Levinson, a motorsports 209 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: communications expert and F one super fan. You seen some 210 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: of the other teams, some of some of the other drivers. 211 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: They don't really care. They're saying the engineer is no best. 212 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to let them do it they want and 213 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 1: I will just drive versus. Louis gives that real time 214 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: feedback to his engineers. He pulls all nighters, spending time 215 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: with his engineers to make sure that the car is right. 216 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: Louis has maken himself hard to be really because of 217 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: that commitment. He has a lot of other passions outside 218 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: of Formula One, but he doesn't let any of that 219 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: get in the way of his performance and his success. 220 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: He hasn't had a serious relationship in a long time 221 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: because he doesn't want that's not a priority for him. 222 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: He spends all of his time with the team at 223 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 1: the factory instead of building out his life. Honestly, I 224 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 1: implore you anyone who's listening, to go watch some videos 225 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: on Turkey two thousand and six, which was one of 226 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: his absolute magic drives. He made a mistake earlier on 227 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: how to spin and then worked his way through the 228 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: field to finish. I think it's second on the second 229 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 1: on the podium with some amazing overtakes, and you can 230 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: see the talent right there. You cannot question his dedication 231 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 1: to the sport and his pure skill that he's developed 232 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: through decades of experience. He has absolutely earned all of 233 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: the success that he's got. Wow. Yeah, I will say 234 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: what makes Lewis very different is how he approaches i 235 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: would say life off the track, but also his persona 236 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: on so most F one drivers, a lot of them, 237 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: are very much the types of people who show up 238 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: on race day, you know, want to race really fast, 239 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: and then they just go back to their lives. You 240 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: never really hear about them. They don't want to be 241 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: public figures. They're just singularly focused on Formula one and 242 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: don't really have you don't really hear about outside hobbies 243 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: or interest That was for a long time, what kind 244 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: of the ideal quote unquote Formula one driver was painted 245 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: as Lewis is different for many reasons. For one thing, 246 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: which we'll start out with, Lewis is known for his fashion. 247 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: Lewis actually enjoys the idea of celebrity. So he actually 248 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: hired a celebrity Hollywood celebrity stylist, this guy named law Roach. 249 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: Law Law Law Roach. Yeah, he Law Roach also styles 250 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: both Zendia and Tom Holland. It's just like a real 251 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: deal stylist. And so I got an example I have, 252 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,599 Speaker 1: as I said, I have slides, so well this is 253 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: a prime example of like everyone else on the grid 254 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: versus Lewis. So what I'm gonna show you is on 255 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: the first day of a typical Formula one race weekend, 256 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: there's something on usually Thursday, is called media Day. This 257 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: is when the drivers come in they get to walk 258 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: the track and take a look at it. So this 259 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: isn't a formal they don't drive at all. This is 260 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: just show up, get a sense of the track, talk 261 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:50,719 Speaker 1: to the press. Called day. So I would love for 262 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: you to describe to me what these guys in this 263 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: photo are wearing three men tracksuit pants, sport logo T shirt. Yeah, 264 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: so they got six ship. Here are just some examples 265 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: of outfits that Lewis Hamilton has shown up to I 266 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: love it, love it, love it, love it all Right, 267 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: So there's three photos. One on the left is a 268 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: lime green puffer suit set. Yeah, it's a set. Yeah. 269 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: The middle, which is my favorite, is monochromatic red fitted. Uh, 270 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: that's an Alexander McQueen suit that he's wearing to the 271 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: track on like a Randall day And I don't know 272 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: who Alexander McQueen is. But there's also a a messenger 273 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: bag that could be a purse that's the same color 274 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: as the suit. Very fitted. And then on the right 275 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: is another puffer orange. For lack of a better term, 276 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: it almost looks like one of those like orange jumpsuits 277 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: you see, like criminals have to wear wear, you know. Uh, 278 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: maybe I don't know if we're allowed to say what 279 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: I just said, but he's in three very interesting, elaborate 280 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: and thought through outfits. Yes, and these are all also 281 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: coming straight off the runways that seasons. These are like 282 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: New York Fashion Week. His silas law Roach saw these 283 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: and we're like, hey, Lewis, like this we're gonna wear. 284 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: I would bet, knowing from what you've told me that 285 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: the outfit that kind of looks like the prisoner jumpsuit, 286 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: I would bet that in a way that is meant 287 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 1: to be thought provoking. And oh, I'm the only person 288 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: of caller in this sport, and I'm also the best 289 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: motherfucker's put that in your little societal past pot and stir. Okay, 290 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: So that was good analysis because that outfit, first outfit 291 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: for the first media day of the season, he comes 292 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: out swinging with that right orange outfits. Yes, so that 293 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: I feel even more comfortable saying what I said, because 294 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: it's meant to elicit a response. Yes, you learned in 295 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: feeling more about Lewis just looking at them him. Yeah. Way, 296 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: I hate two of those outfits, but still you're just 297 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: getting me to think about fashion and think about him. 298 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: And the one on the middle, I think it is 299 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: just so wheat. Yeah, no, yeah, it's but it's literally 300 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: like was on the runway like two weeks prior and 301 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: then he shows up and or whatever it is, it's 302 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: like he yeah, went live on the website. Lewis Hamilton 303 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: snatches it and wears it. Yeah, he looks sharp, And 304 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: I'm just fully on board with a Formula one driver, 305 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: being fully like, this is an elite sport, you should 306 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: look like you at least thought about what you're gonna weary. Also, 307 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: if I was a competitor, and if I was George 308 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: Russell his teammate, I would see him wearing that and 309 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: I would want to beat his ass. So there you go. 310 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: So that's that's that's Lewis's style. Yeah, like Lewis the 311 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: other thing that really sets Lewis apart, And I think 312 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: even anyone who doesn't like him for whatever reason would agree. 313 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: Not only is he a driver, not only is he 314 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: happy to go out and be a bit of a 315 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: celebrity and a star, but he's also happy to be 316 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: an activist and have a voice. Hey guys, I just 317 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: happened to be on the beach and just so much waste. 318 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: This is just from five minutes picking I was taking 319 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: us ten or fifteen minutes to pick all this up. 320 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: And there's so much more, so much more rubbish that's 321 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: out there. I really just want to encourage people, just 322 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: please be conscious of what you're buying. I know it's 323 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: not your intention for it to end up in the oceans, 324 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: but the fact is it is, and we've got to 325 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: do something about it that I'm definitely gonna try my 326 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: best to clean up the beach that's hire. Formula one 327 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: needs that, yeah, because it's easy for I mean, this 328 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: is wealth beyond wealth, so it needs some of its 329 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: athletes to wake up a little bit exactly. And he 330 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: also started an organization called the Hamilton Commission, which is 331 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: there to increase diversity inclusion in UK motorsports, particularly amongst 332 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: not just black drivers, but black personnel. So that's going 333 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: to include engineers, mechanics, you know, just just all around 334 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: diversity inclusion in the sport. And he even kind of 335 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 1: meshed together his love of fashion and social activism recently. 336 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: So he in twenty twenty one started where these t 337 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: shirts that kind of had little words and phrases on them, 338 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: and you know, people like me were kind of looking 339 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: at them like what what is that? Like? Are these connected? Is? 340 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: It's just like a weird thing. And he actually worked 341 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: with a poet to create a poem about like diversity inclusion, 342 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: like a quality in our world, and all of these 343 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 1: T shirts each had a different line of the poem, 344 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: and so we were this over like a large portion 345 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: of last season. Yet for both the montene era and 346 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: for the extent of his activism it has to be 347 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 1: cooled and his willingness to hold forming one too account. Then, Yeah, 348 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: Hamilton is simply at a different level to anyone in 349 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: the history of the sport, both on track by being 350 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: unbelievably skilled and in terms of his pushing the sport 351 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: itself forwards and the entirety of my disport as a consequence. Yeah, 352 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:54,919 Speaker 1: very three dimensional persons. Yeah, the fear is that some 353 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 1: of it becomes a distraction from racing, that that will 354 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 1: be for him and his team to figure out. Yeah. So, 355 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 1: for instance, there was a lot of controversy a few 356 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: years ago when Lewis So Lewis did a collaboration with 357 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: the iconic American designer Tommy Hill figure and he they 358 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: had like a fashion show launch for this collaboration this 359 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: brand the night before a Grand Prix race, and everyone 360 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,439 Speaker 1: of course was like, Lewis doesn't care about you. He 361 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: should be home sleeping and resting and whatever. And he 362 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: proceeds to go to the event it comes out, you know, 363 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: next day wins the race. Yes, yeah, I mean that's 364 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: that's why I was very clear to say for him 365 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: and his team to figure out, not the fans, oh yeah, 366 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 1: not Twitter exactly. But you know, I get caught with 367 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: this with Naomi Osaka, the tennis player who I love, 368 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: who's very, very socially active, but lots of times I'm 369 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 1: screaming at the TV, going, will you stop like being 370 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: so socially conscious and start just winning the tournament please? Yeah, 371 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: but that's not for me to decide. It started to 372 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 1: side exactly exactly. So yeah, that's Louis. I'd say. There's also, like, 373 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: as I said earlier, Lewis kind of like spirituality, and 374 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: in that element, there's a lot of stuff on his 375 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: Instagram about you know, take a deep breath and you know, 376 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: feel the world around you. Good morning, good morning, good morning. 377 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:12,719 Speaker 1: I hope you're all well. I just wanted to send you, 378 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: guys a message of positivity. Keep shining your light, keep 379 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:19,439 Speaker 1: staying positive, keep believing each and every single one of 380 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 1: you is great and unique in your own way, and 381 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: there's no limit to what you can do. So happy weekend. 382 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: He's a vegan Okay, basically what I'm getting at he is, 383 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: in fact a bona fide celebrity. He's not just a driver. 384 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: He likes it that way to a certain extent. It 385 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: unnerves some drivers. How calm he'll be where he's like, 386 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, we all just want to be friends and 387 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: like I just want to win, and people be like, Lewis, 388 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: you nearly crashed into me, sir, Like what the delta Delta. 389 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: Lewis Hamilton is in my mind one of the top 390 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: sports people in the world right now for every week, 391 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: and not just one reason that he drives blimmen fast 392 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: in a car, but he also wants to be more 393 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: than that, which is pretty special and unique. He's a 394 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: class act off the track and he's one of the 395 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: most kind of one of the most talented drivers on 396 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: the track as well. So it's just, yeah, that's what 397 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: leads him to be such a such a great driver. 398 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: And even now, you know, he's not having a great 399 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: season because of the Mercedes are struggling, but he's going 400 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: to be back, no doubt about it. He's still there. 401 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 1: I'm very excited to watch him race. Oh yeah, I 402 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: got plenty of highlights where it's just like, I don't 403 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: know how Lewis figured that out, but of course Helga 404 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 1: said he get a little whiney during races. Yeah. Yeah, 405 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: he's always yelling about his tires being gone. And you're like, Lewis, 406 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: you just started the race, sir, he got another seventy laps, Like, 407 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 1: I doubt your tires are gone. You know, he'll complain 408 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: and then he'll have like the longest going you know, 409 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: he'll pit last, you know, and you're like, dude, your 410 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: tires are fine. It's the point where people think it's 411 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: so often are they pitting in a race? Typically one 412 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: to two times. Oh, that's it. Yeah, and the pit stops. 413 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: The best pit stops are under two seconds. What yeah 414 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: it was seconds. Yeah. Well we can watch when they're 415 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 1: they have like one guy who's on the old tire, 416 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: one guy who's gonna put on the new tire, a 417 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 1: separate gun guy. They all also have backups for all 418 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: these positions. You'll kind of see it like a there's 419 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: like the guy with the nut and bolt gun and 420 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 1: then someone behind them who's there in case something gets 421 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: gets f Yeah. They before races, you see these these 422 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: uh you know, mechanics and whatnot, like stretching, doing calisthenics, 423 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 1: like doing a full on workout before they even practice. 424 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: You know, they're pit stops. Yeah, so Red Bull they're 425 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: kind of the gold standard. Them and that team Williams 426 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 1: that keeps popping up, which will pop up yet again 427 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: right now because we're going to talk about Georg Russell. Yes, 428 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: quick break and we're back. So Lewis Hamilton's one side 429 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: of the Mercedes garage. On the other side we have 430 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: George Russell, another British driver. So George is as of 431 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: the start of the twenty twenty two season, he is 432 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: thirteen years younger than Lewis. He is twenty four years old. 433 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: Definitely a different generation of driver than than Lewis. What 434 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: he does have in common with Lewis is he was 435 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 1: also very successful in his junior career leading up Jeff One. 436 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: What I find very funny is there was an interview 437 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: with a different driver, Lando Norris, who who's around George 438 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: Russell's age. They raced together growing up, and he's talked 439 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: about how everyone wanted to be George Russell and carting 440 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 1: when they were kids. He had a poster of George 441 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: Russell like from from some event, like everyone wanted to 442 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: be George, so it goes all you know, this this 443 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: kind of golden boy vibe to him, goes all the 444 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: way back to like the earliest stage of his careers. Yeah, 445 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: it's actually be a good time to talk about how 446 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: Lewis and George are very similar. So Lewis walking back 447 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: to Lewis for a second. Lewis when he was a 448 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: kid goes to an event where he and he or 449 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 1: wins some carting thing. He meets as part of this 450 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,719 Speaker 1: this guy Ron Dennis, who is heading up the Formula 451 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: one team McLaren that he would eventually race four. So 452 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 1: little Lewis, who is ten years old, goes up to 453 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 1: this adult man who's richest fuck and you know, and 454 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: it's just kind of there because he was making an appearance, 455 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: and he essentially goes, hey, I'm Lewis Hamilton. I loved 456 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: to for your Formula One team in a couple of 457 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: years and can you sign my autograph in or give 458 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: me your autograph? And Ron Dennis is so charmed by 459 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,679 Speaker 1: this whole thing that he actually stays in touch with 460 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: Lewis and he was like, who the hell is this kid? 461 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: Like what is this? This whole idea of kind of Lewis, 462 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: you know, taking that initiative exactly. Yeah, to go do that, 463 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 1: thehone's to go up to this like man and just 464 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 1: and of course I'm sure it was kind of adorable, right, 465 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: Like a little ten year old doing this is very funny. 466 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: George Russell similarly, not as young, but in his teens. 467 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: He gets his hands on the email of one Toto 468 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: Wolf then then team principal of the Mercedes F one team, 469 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,479 Speaker 1: and George emails him kind of like, hey, I'd love 470 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: to talk to you about just like my career, where 471 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: I'm going and whatnot. Uh. Toto shows up to this 472 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: meeting and George meets him wearing a full suit and 473 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: comes with a power point to discuss his career, and 474 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: Toto has refer said that George reminded him more of 475 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: an accountant than a race car driver. Yeah, so similar again, 476 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: differ very different upbringings. You're George more privileged upbringing than Lewis. Uh. 477 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: Similar just you know, temperaments which we to George in 478 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,959 Speaker 1: a second, but definitely have a little bit of that 479 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: politician archetype to them. They're ready to kind of, you know, 480 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: put it all out there. Do what needs to get done, 481 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: go straight to the boss. And in George's case, that 482 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,479 Speaker 1: ended up with you know, Mercedes saying, Hey, we've kind 483 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: of started our own drug development program. Do you want 484 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: to sign to it and kind of be one of 485 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: the first to be on this train with us. Your 486 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: power point? Yeah, pretty successful, The accountant get up worked. 487 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: It was a great yeah, a great moment. So, you know, 488 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: let me interrupt for a second. When I used to 489 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: so I coached tennis at University of Michigan. I used 490 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: to recruit young players try to come to Michigan, you know, 491 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: not nearly as high as a level as these these 492 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 1: guys are sport. But what I was always looking for 493 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: and what I was coached to look for when trying 494 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: to find young men that will be successful is a 495 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: commitment and an obsession of success in that sport. And 496 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: what's interesting to hear you talk about Lewis at ten, Yeah, 497 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: going up to the McLaren team principle, if you're the 498 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,959 Speaker 1: older man there, you're seeing this is a ten year 499 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 1: old who's obsessed with trying to be successful in this sport. 500 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 1: And it sounds very similar to what George did with 501 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: Toto making a pre power point like that's insane. Whether 502 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,360 Speaker 1: the cake can drive or not, You'll you'll find out eventually. 503 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: It's memorable. I think it's memorable, and it shows that 504 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: this kid is committed to wanting to be successful in 505 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,919 Speaker 1: the sport. I could see how they were impressed by that. 506 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 1: I would be impressed by. Oh. Yeah, so that's where 507 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: George is with Mercedes. He signed to this program, uh 508 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: Toto going along the lines of ethically and morally murky things. 509 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: Toto basically manages George's career, so it's a team boss 510 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,360 Speaker 1: who also was in charge of this guy's career. Yeah. 511 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: So basically, you George's is rearing to go in you know, 512 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 1: in F one. He doesn't have a seat, and at 513 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: the time, basically Mercedes is working as a partnership with 514 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: that team Williams that we have mentioned on on multiple occasions, 515 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: and actually they say, hey, you know, Williams is going 516 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: to have a seat. They want the strengthen this partnership 517 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: with the Mercedes. What if we sign and kind of 518 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: almost loan George to Williams for a couple of seasons. Basically, Mercedes, 519 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: he's an opportunity. They say, hey, we have this driver 520 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: we eventually want to sign and be our guy. He's 521 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: very talented, but we don't want to have to spend 522 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: the time training this like twenty twenty one year old. 523 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: You know, he's gonna have his make his mistakes and 524 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: crash and do this and that. Like why not have 525 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: another team take him under their wing, help him learn 526 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: the ropes and also, quite frankly, it's going to be 527 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: a character building exercise to be on one of the 528 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: worst teams reliably on the grid. You get a seat, 529 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: but you get a seat. So George Russell, oh, wonderful 530 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: human being. I don't know if that's true. This is 531 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: Bird Pinkerton, a massive George Russell fan. I know you 532 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: want to talk about your man, George Russell. Yes, I 533 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: fell in love with George Russell because he was like 534 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 1: my cursed son. He just like I can't I don't 535 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: even know how to describe the degree to which George 536 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: Russell seemed cursed. He came into the sport, he was 537 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: like incredible, and then you know he was put in Williams. 538 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: Williams was sort of struggling on in the back. He 539 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: was like paying his dues. That's very commendable. Yeah, and 540 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:19,360 Speaker 1: did it for three years. Yeah, because he didn't lay 541 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: in bed at night dreaming of a seat on the 542 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: tenth place team Williams. He laid in bed wanting to 543 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: win this thing for Mercedes. Yeah. So this is twenty twenty. 544 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: Lewis Hamilton gets COVID. He's out for a race and Toto, 545 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: the person who runs Mercedes, He's looking around trying to 546 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: figure out, like who am I going to bring in? 547 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: Who could possibly replace Lewis in this car and like 548 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: the best car on the grid. He was looking around. 549 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: He's like, why don't I bring in George Russell. He's 550 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: done a lot of testing for Mercedes, Like he is 551 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: sort of the planned next person for Mercedes. When they 552 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: have room, we're gonna bring him in. We're gonna put 553 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: him in Lewis Hamilton's seat and we're gonna like see 554 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 1: what he can do. And this is, you know, for 555 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 1: this guy who's been like a back marker struggling, this 556 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,479 Speaker 1: is like the chance of a lifetime. And he gets in. 557 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: He like qualifies really well. He's P two, so he's 558 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: still behind Valtori Batas, who's the other Mercedes driver. He's 559 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: qualified really well. Like the race starts he like cruises 560 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: out into the first turn and George Russell takes the 561 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: lad He's just zooming around like they're not even really 562 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 1: showing him because he's having such a good time at 563 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: the front. He's like so far ahead, George Russell has 564 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: just set the fastest lap of the rice. Everything seems 565 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: like easy sailing. And then oh no, the curse, my 566 00:29:56,520 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: poor son's curse. Everything goes wrong with pit stop. It's 567 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: a disaster. He loses his first place. It looks like 568 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 1: a real lift puncture, looks like real left puncture, a disaster, tragedy. 569 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: That's George Russell's chance of a podium absolutely gone. Now 570 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 1: it wasn't totally clear if he was going to get 571 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: another shot, or like when he would ever get another shot, 572 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: Like this was a chance for him to get his 573 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: first win, and it sort of slipped through his fingers 574 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: and it was sort of at no fault of his own. 575 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: And then I was just watching him desperately trying with 576 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: Williams to get sort of just points, just any points. 577 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: And so I think it was the Austrian Grand Prix 578 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: where like the entire race, or like most of the race, 579 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: he was p ten, which meant he would have gotten 580 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: a point if he had stayed in peace, a single 581 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: point if he had stayed in P ten. And then 582 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: like very near the end of the race, like Alonzo, 583 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: Fernando Alonso and his Alpine comes like sniffing up behind, 584 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: and I just remember like yelling at this screen, like 585 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: please please just let this boy get one point. Like 586 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 1: Alonso has won two world championships. He doesn't need this. 587 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he doesn't need this point, but like he 588 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: doesn't need this point, and you know, of course he 589 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,720 Speaker 1: overtook him. I think afterwards Alonzo was like, I regretted 590 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: that it was George anyone but George, because you know, 591 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: Williams hadn't had a point in years, and so it 592 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: just it would have been so meaningful to them not 593 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 1: scoring a point for years. That's terrible. Yeah, yeah, yeah depressing. Yeah, 594 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: Mercedes doesn't own Williams, No, they don't own them. They 595 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 1: and theirs, their buddies, yeah, their their pals. Yeah. On 596 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: the grid, you'll hear this idea of like a sister 597 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: team or like a junior team or kind of teams 598 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: that have like some sort of formal or informal partnership 599 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: going on. Uh and yeah, the Williams Mercedes won. There's 600 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:02,480 Speaker 1: definitely like they're they're paling around together. This is kind 601 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: of like that TV show Survivor. Oh I know everything 602 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 1: there is to know about Survivor. I mean, you kind 603 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: of form an alliance, you kind of screw each other over, 604 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 1: but then you kind of have to befriend people again. 605 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:16,160 Speaker 1: That's what Formula one is. And there's times on the 606 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: track to where drivers have gone out of their way 607 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: to fuck with other drivers because yeah, they're not in 608 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: their alliance so to speak. Right, finally, and Hungary Hungry 609 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: was this disaster of a race, like most of the 610 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: grid was either out of the race or like their 611 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: cars were impaired, and so both of the Williams cars 612 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 1: finished in the points, and that I think that was 613 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: the moment where I was like, oh, I really I 614 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: just really liked this driver because he was being interviewed 615 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: afterwards and again he had gotten like two points, like 616 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: this was not he had not won the race, he 617 00:32:53,720 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: was not on the podium, and he started crying dedications 618 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:04,479 Speaker 1: for everybody in the team and just life not way. 619 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: He got teary eyed talking about what this meant for 620 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: the team and how much work they had put into it. 621 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 1: It says a lot because a lot of these drivers 622 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: are kind of divas, So I just enjoy people who 623 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 1: express respect for the place that they're in. Will be 624 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: interesting to see if and when he starts challenging Lewis. Yes, 625 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: I could see. I could see there being some friction there. 626 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: How do you think he's going to fare at Mercedes 627 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: with Lewis Hamilton arguably the greatest of all time in 628 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: Formula One as his other driver? Yeah? I don't know. Man, 629 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: Louis Hamilton is so good, Like Louis Hamilton is incredible. 630 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: He has very big footsteps to follow in. But we'll see. 631 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 1: We'll see if he grows into them. I believe. First 632 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: of all, what do you think about Lewis and George individually? 633 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: How are you feeling? I like both very much. I 634 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: know that contradicts what I said previously that I will 635 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: never root for Mercedes. Is there one you're favoring over 636 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:18,799 Speaker 1: the other? Oh? I would pick George because well, I'm 637 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:22,840 Speaker 1: a team player. I've always loved the guy that doesn't 638 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: always try to score the points but instead is happy 639 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: to rebound and play excellent defense. But I believe there 640 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:33,800 Speaker 1: is definitely a sleeping giant in there that is also 641 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 1: very excited to challenge Lewis and become the best. That's 642 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: what he wants to be. That's how you become That's 643 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 1: how you get a seat, is to become the best. 644 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 1: It'll be fun to see what happens when that gets 645 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: stirred up, if it ever does. Lewis Hamilton reminds me, 646 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: from what you've told me, a little bit of Serena Williams, 647 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:54,359 Speaker 1: total disruptor, total badass, holds all the records, if not 648 00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: one of the best. JOHI who believes he is the best. 649 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 1: But also that doesn't go without a couple annoying things. 650 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 1: I'm certain when I learn more about Lewis and his 651 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: little like calm demeanor that seems like a little bit 652 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 1: of a manufactured competitive edge, some of that stuff will 653 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:12,359 Speaker 1: piss me off a little bit. So I don't know. 654 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,319 Speaker 1: That's my initial take on it. Oh, okay, so right now, 655 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: don't dislike Lewis, but you like George's story. Lewis sounds 656 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: like he's already the greatest ever, So I love the 657 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: idea of George, the good old British boy who hasn't 658 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:29,200 Speaker 1: really achieved much yet. Yeah kind of. I like that 659 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:32,399 Speaker 1: underdog vibe more. It seems like Lewis is on top 660 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: of the mountain. Yeah right, yeah he is. Yeah yeah, 661 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: So forgive me for not maybe rooting for the overdog, 662 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:41,759 Speaker 1: but it might be different if I was meeting Lewis 663 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 1: at a different stage in his career. I am absolutely 664 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:49,040 Speaker 1: baffled that Lewis Hamilton is the first Formula One driver 665 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:53,440 Speaker 1: to take media Day fashion seriously. That is That's a 666 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: no brainer and a wonderful way to make a statement 667 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 1: without saying shit. Yep. Right, So that's awesome that he 668 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 1: does that, and the sports should be thanking him all 669 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:09,880 Speaker 1: the way for the attention and publicity. That that all right? 670 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: So next week I'm actually very excited. So we've gone 671 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,400 Speaker 1: through this sort of hyper efficient, total wolf driven House 672 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 1: of Mercedes. We're spending next week's two part episode focusing 673 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:24,720 Speaker 1: on the other big competitor on the grid coming into 674 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:28,360 Speaker 1: this season, and that is Red Bull. It just blows 675 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,919 Speaker 1: my mind that we take Red Bull seriously. Yeah, because 676 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,080 Speaker 1: I'm of the age where I remember when it came 677 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,600 Speaker 1: on the scene and it was a joke. Yeah, it's 678 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:39,799 Speaker 1: a fucking energy drink. How can they win anything? Ever, 679 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: Red Bull is the team where if you want a 680 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:45,280 Speaker 1: little bit of dramatic flair, I'd also say a little 681 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: bit more masculine flair. They're the team to look at. 682 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 1: You know, you've got this real shit talking team principle, 683 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 1: a guided Christian Horner. I also say he is married 684 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: to a spice girl, but I will not tell you 685 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 1: which one he's married to. So that's a little bit 686 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:02,280 Speaker 1: of trivia for you. There, you've got uber aggressive, defending 687 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 1: world champion in Max Verstappin, who is as much as 688 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,360 Speaker 1: Lewis is a is a man with a diversity of 689 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 1: interests and beliefs and whatnot. Max, you will never meet 690 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: a more one track mind driver in your life. So 691 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,360 Speaker 1: a complete juxtaposition to Lewis Hamilton's rival from last season. 692 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,000 Speaker 1: And then you've got kind of the ultimate number two 693 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: driver guy in the other driver Sergio paris So otherwise 694 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: known as Checho. And it's something truckers drink when they 695 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 1: move our Amazon packages from the East Coast to the 696 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 1: West coast of America. You know what it is. I 697 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:36,879 Speaker 1: don't think Red Bull is trying to market to me 698 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:42,480 Speaker 1: as sort of yeah, like a cosmopolitan in New York City, girly, 699 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: so so I have. I'm gonna have a fun time 700 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 1: trying to explain red Bull to you. It's probably their 701 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 1: demography exactly. Yeah, you're a little more of their demographic 702 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: than I am. We should. I'm gonna bring a red 703 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:56,880 Speaker 1: bull and everyone I will also bring a red Bull. 704 00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:58,920 Speaker 1: We'll get all the flavors we'll have, and then when 705 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:05,400 Speaker 1: we talk about Williams, all bring Williams exactly. All right, 706 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:09,600 Speaker 1: YOHI anything else you want us to say? This has 707 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: been Choosing Sides f one, a production of Sports Illustrated 708 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:18,320 Speaker 1: Studios and iHeartRadio. The show was hosted by Michael Costa 709 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:21,440 Speaker 1: and Lily Herman. This episode was produced by Lily Herman 710 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 1: and our senior producer Yohai Mital, who also did the 711 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 1: sound design at the cutting room. 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