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How Mercedes v Red Bull tensions are escalating in F1 title fight
Red Bull won its fourth race in a row at the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix, making this the first time in F1's hybrid era that Mercedes has been on a losing streak this long. But while Max Verstappen was further clear of Lewis Hamilton than we've seen on most occasions we've seen this year, the tension between the two teams off-track was fiercer than ever at the Red Bull Ring. Scott Mitchell explores what's been going on behind the scenes, why both teams are taking shots at each other, and how Red Bull has stolen the initiative in the title race. READ MORE HERE https://the-race.com/formula-1/mark-hughes-what-made-red-bull-honda-unbeatable-in-austria/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #F1 #RedBull #Mercedes https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
The key moment that confused Mercedes and cost Hamilton French GP victory
Mercedes was just over a lap away from bouncing back after two forgettable street races with a victory as soon as F1 returned to a conventional circuit, but the French Grand Prix slipped through Lewis Hamilton's fingers as the reigning world champion team was outfoxed by Red Bull. Scott Mitchell looks at where Mercedes went wrong, what it could have done differently, and how the race at Paul Ricard fitted into a developing pattern of the team not being at its sharpest READ MORE HERE https://the-race.com/formula-1/how-mercedes-underestimated-verstappens-undercut/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #F1 Hamilton #Verstappen https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
Why F1 teams have become obsessed with narrow nose designs
F1 teams have followed a trend in recent years of trying to make their nose designs as narrow as possible - an idea pioneered by Mercedes. But the thinking behind this trend goes back much further than what Mercedes did in 2017. As Edd Straw explains in this video, the theory behind the narrow noses of today can be traced back 30 years, and what we see on the current cars are a consequence of several rule changes over the last decade #F1 Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
How close is Perez to a new Red Bull F1 deal already?
Sergio Perez said he'd need five races to get comfortable at Red Bull, and sure enough (with a bit of good fortune) he then won for the team at the sixth attempt. With the Mexican now settling in as Max Verstappen's team-mate, Scott Mitchell explores if Perez has done enough to warrant an extension to his one-year deal with Red Bull yet, and what else he would need to prove to make the case a no-brainer. Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #F1 #Perez #RedBull https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
The real error that cost Hamilton Baku F1 win and saved Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton was going to be beaten fair and square by the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the 2021 Azerbaijan GP - then Verstappen's tyre exploded. Hamilton was faced with a two-lap dash to the finish after a red flag where he'd be head-to-head with Perez for the win, and after declaring "it's a marathon not a sprint", he sprinted into the escape road at the first corner having beaten Perez off the line. So did Hamilton lose his cool and ignore his own advice? Scott Mitchell explains that the blunder he made was a bit more complicated than that - but it was a moment of carelessness that could prove costly in the 2021 title fight. READ MORE HERE Hamilton's error: https://the-race.com/formula-1/the-accidental-switch-hit-that-cost-hamilton-the-azerbaijan-gp/ Verstappen's heartbreak: https://the-race.com/formula-1/pirellis-early-findings-from-high-speed-baku-f1-tyre-failures/ Perez's near-miss: https://the-race.com/formula-1/mark-hughes-red-bull-so-nearly-got-zero-from-its-strongest-gp/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #F1 #Baku #Hamilton #Verstappen #Perez #Mercedes #RedBull https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
Why 'Z-floors' have taken over F1 in 2021
Every team on the F1 grid except Haas has now adopted the 'Z-floor' design, initially pioneered by a handful of teams in pre-season in response to rule changes for this year. In this video Edd Straw explains what a Z-floor is, the aerodynamic effect the design achieves, and why all of the teams except the one not developing its car this year rushed to copy it over the first few races of the campaign. READ MORE HERE Gary Anderson's Z-floor insight https://the-race.com/formula-1/gary-anderson-why-all-but-one-f1-team-adopted-the-z-floor/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #F1 #F12021 #Zfloors https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
How F1 cars got so heavy and why it's only getting worse
When the 2022 F1 season kicks off the cars on the grid will be 99kg heavier than the first cars of the hybrid era were in 2014. In this video Scott Mitchell explains that incredible rise in weight, especially given how much heavier the 2014 cars were than the V10 and V8-era cars that came before them. We also look at how the extra weight has caused problems for F1, and why there is little sign of the trend being reversed any time soon. READ MORE HERE https://the-race.com/formula-1/the-consequences-of-f1s-unstoppable-hybrid-era-weight-rise/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #F1 #F12022 #F1hybrid https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
Too slow or too many mistakes? Why Red Bull’s losing the F1 title fight
Red Bull is putting up its fiercest challenge yet to Mercedes during F1's hybrid era, but after four races Max Verstappen finds himself 3-1 down against Lewis Hamilton for race victories, having lost further ground in the Spanish Grand Prix. In this video Scott Mitchell explores what's behind Red Bull repeatedly just missing out. Is the car just not quick enough, or is there some truth to Mercedes' claims that Red Bull is making too many errors? READ MORE HERE https://the-race.com/formula-1/hamiltons-champion-judgement-of-a-full-max-verstappen-move/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/WeAreTheRace Instagram: http://instagram.com/WeAreTheRace Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeAreTheRace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. #F1 #Hamilton #Verstappen #Mercedes #RedBull https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace