His accent gave me goosebumps

Ocon : I'm a baby lion, meow

Yeah and Ocon did his best..and the visual safety car definitely helped Perez too..glad he's back on the podium

3:49 is the timestamp and I'll be revisiting for motivation

@@lumrickhiphur4972 The *virtual* safety car helped Alonso.

I couldn’t imagine riding a bike down that track

I don't know why, but this made me laugh...

Made the race much more interesting.

@@mackwilliams8294 those curbs would throw you of the bike

@@phoenix1279 its you again 😐

This year both Alonso and Sebastian's podium were emotional. Alonso's last podium from Ferrari 2014 hungary and Sebastian's last year from Turkey.❤️

Yess

Alonso after all these years he got this. Man he is a legend i always loved his style of racing and his defencing

@@dejoelf2883 yeah agreed after all these years Alonso has so much more he just need better car.

agree

Sarcasm?

Plz tell me you are joking

@@aalainansari3294 he is, it’s because he competed in the Young Driver test at the end of last year

@Sven 124 let me guess, started watching F1 yesterday ?

@@ehay4596 or because its his first season (jk)

Alonso 🇪🇦🇪🇦

This firebolt guy (Alonso's biggest hater) must feel really bad right now.

2674 days exactly. Mind-boggling

@@pascalg16 Alonso got lucky with Bottas puncture, and Pérez and Gasly unlucky as well. Party hard over a lucky podium.

Ik

Everyone did like that.

@Yaminabototal I like Spain!! Just don't like a spiteful Alonso!!

Banal

@@tropicaltree1196 ROFL.

@Yaminabototal strange you should say this… I used to hate Spanish players when I played F1 on PlayStation back in the day but I love Alonso.

Max wasn't even in F1 the last time Fernando stood on the podium.

The best Podium drivers we have seen in years.

It happened once again in 2023 Australian gran prix

It just happened once again in Canada! These three are unbelievable

(nowadays it's 387)

and norris

The gamble paid off. However it was a stunning driving from Alonso in that Alpine

@@yoanvicente9563 norris stopped just to be safe

@bumbumboom even if the vsc wasnt deployed, i doubted perez could catch him. u saw the gap wasnt decreasing so much. it was just after the vsc perez started to charge like crazy

@@mobyhuge4346 get got a puncture too left front

Esteban tried his best.

@@andis9076 yes, he did. Those 2-3 seconds turned out to be crucial in the end.

3:49

Just as Alonso did when Ocon was leading.

@@danitigre232 ❤️

🍻

I'm moving up and down, side-to-side like a rollercoaster

@@hdr_diamondz fisher song quotes there

Bottas should've left Mercedes before he ever joined them.

He didn't charge back to p3.. He was behind perez and alonso the whole time.. If bottas had pitted before he got the puncture would have come out behind them again

Lucky podium thanks to bottas!

@@benreed3939 Considering his car is inferior to both red bull and Merc it's a great result.

And then Lewis dethroned him too and he's never gotten over it.

@@Hopesperance Raikkonen dethroned him not Lewis…

FIA dethroned Schumacher in 2005, not Alonso

@@phoenix1279 off-topic:how to get rid 18+ bots in F1 comment sections ?

@@yanibambang3047 idk

BWOAH

Yes pls

no

Why the f..k are you telling me this now ?!

"Fantastic drive Kimi. Really made that strategy work. How did you do it?" "Bwoah, by driving."

In german TV, he was renamed as Ferdinando today

Rookie of the season!!!

@@abcdefghijklmnop6971 What a yoke

I think Hamilton is gonna win hands down, the mercedes are way quicker than red Bull now, until something weird happens

@@karthikgururajan1131 race pace was pretty much equal in second stint onwards. Pretty close in my eyes

Seriously. And he always is going something amazing even when he was in McLaren. This podium was such a delight

This year 😎😎😎😎😎💕

What's the history with the verstappen win though ?

It actually used to be a regular thing in F1 to have a title fight until the last race of the year (before the turbo era), but people are behaving as if it's something unprecedented in F1 history, lol. The only thing that has been special this year is the number of collisions / incidents between the title contenders.

For the sake of some semblance of balance I'm among those who sure hope Max Verstappen wins the title. Hamilton, with so many advantages from Mercedes, etc, has won so many titles in the hybrid era, it's long past time and need for someone else to win. Until this year with Red Bull, no team besides Mercedes (English & German really) could get the hybrid combo right. Hamilton is like the Schumacher of recent years. F1 needed someone other than Schuey to win then. And for the sake of F1 & fairness, F1 needs someone other than Hammy to win.

@@carlcushmanhybels8159 I agree with that Althought tons of exciting midfeild battles happened this season and past seasons, seeing a tittle battle is still what a lot of people are looking for

@@martinusv7433 well..., Ill give you that one haha

Ocon did what he could imo and Losail isn’t Hungary...

@@phoenix1279 is it still hurting from yesterday? ;)

Esteban instead of being a lion was a little mouse and Checo was the lion there

And in a clean way 👌

I think that Ocon did the best given just how powerful and easy overtaking was in turn 1 with DRS...

The times fly…….

are sure about what u just said?

oh yea u right, nvm

@@ayubisf yes

Nando?

That was Ocon 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@bazzle2122 No it wasn’t, Alonso got overtaken by Perez before Perez went for 2nd stop and Alonso defended against him… 🤦‍♂️

Not gonna happen

@@jokedok8044 Considering the car...Yeah not a chance it ain't on him tho

I felt the same, was watching Alonso in his Ferrari days and then I stopped for some reason

"You will not have the drink"

@@shepherdrm8486 exactly. Alpha romeo is too slow

I'm pretty sure a lot of people who hate some drivers will eventually be one of the fans after some years.

Why hate Alonso back then? He fought to the very end against overpowered Redbulls.

Yes the same will also happen to Louis Hamilton, in the future his haters will turn into his fans 👍👍

@@haninditabudhi6574 I promise if he'll just get a podium here and there, i'll be his no. 1 fan :))))

I hate fans like you, there's no need to hate a rival driver.. support whoever you want but respect his rivals

*EL PLAN🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦*

So you admit that Alonso was lucky. The rest of the Alonso fanboys need to see this.

@@phoenix1279 Yes.

EL PLAN LETS GO

Mate you are hating Alonso on every video Get a life

Probably

Best since 2012, this season has just been insane🔥

You verified people only comment so that people can see you

@@phoenix1279 that makes no sense in the context of what I said.

Max would've started to sweat a little from his bra by now

right mate, astonmartin is great in qatar gp. vettel p 10 and stroller p 6. double point. love it

Tbf he couldn’t do much more with an Alpine, on old tires, against a Red Bull, with DRS. The fact that he managed to put a fight on that one was quite impressive

He made him loose easily 1.5-2seconds...eho knows... He did what he could with older Hards against Perez on fresher Mediums... Well done Esteban, amazing job Fernando 💪💪💪

Ha ha ha! Hilarious 😂

@@alexrt9255 And yet Alonso was 3rd, many seconds ahead on a one stop ... considering that Max got away with taking Hamilton off track (including himself at Brazil) without penalty I think Esteban could have done A LOT more to hold up Perez.

He didn't do much but whatever he did was just enough.

It’s Pirelli

Silverstone and Baku took that one personally, they'll be back with a vengeance next year you watch.

@@rvfharrier Qatar smashed the record with 5. The previous record was held by Solverstone with 3 tyres. For those who don’t know: 4 was a loss of pressure for Lando, 5 was Gasly via a kerb during qualifying.

Bit like silverstone 2013, madness

Now he’s maybe the most loved driver on the grid

Better if Kimi is there in Abu Dhabi.

Alonso being on the podium🤣🤣🤣

Best three F1 drivers on the podium today.

@@sandman1347 Give em same cars and watch em go 🔥 one can only dream lol

@@phoenix1279 I lowkey hope whatever void you have in your life might get filled. Alonso is a legend getting love from millions of people and getting paid so much that several next generations can be sustained with ease. Hope you stop hating and fill whatever void you have inside yourself

Probably 2, and he'll do it with Alpine.

@@hdr_diamondz if he were to do it with Alpine, he'd have 3 championships. He already has 2 championship titles. That's the joke.

@ricky911, you started the joke then r/woosh

I don't think so mate, he's a bit too inexperienced i think, much like that Aston Martin guy, strolls partner

@@Ricky911_ wow you didn’t get the joke that you started

And after 7 years for him to finally get a podium, max wins the Championship? Please F1 gods

And until Vettel (2010) he had the record for the youngest ever F1 champion.

I remember Max also saying in an interview as a kid that Alonso was his favorite driver.

@@pony653Hamilton broke that record before Vettel, in 2008

Last time alonso got a podium max wasnt even in f1

I think you mean Renault days when Alonso won the championship fighting against M. Schumacher in the Ferrari.

The Great Alonso is Back... Keep looking for 2022

Ferrari? Pfft even mclaren is better for him

@@robainscough His Ferrari days, especially in 2010 and 2012 when he fought for the championship, were his last winning days so it can also work

@@geraldmaga5803 Well, his sage seasons were coming back to 2010-2012 when the car was a dogshit.

You just missed the peak of f1 then :/

Literally described exactly how I felt about this race, down to the year I started watching 😂

Seb has had 2 this year but MaFIA had other plans. Sigh.

@@jayforprez omegalol XD No offence , Hungary still gives me clinical sadness :( I'm a massive Seb fan

@@katsmitansh771 you and me both mate. Ruined my entire week, maybe even the whole month.

That 13 overtakes from checo 5 for bottas and 4 from max

I couldn’t be more happy for Alonso but does anyone know why they decided to pit Perez a second time? It seemed like they secured the podium. The best I can figure was they were worried about the puncture but nonetheless seemed kinda pointless

Don’t see how Alonso’s podium was “absolutely incredible” considering Bottas having a puncture, and Perez and Gasly being unlucky

@@Jerrys_world486 they might have been woried about ham taking the fastest lap idk

@@phoenix1279 well, he was ahead of a Mercedes and a red bull apart from the rest of the field for the whole race in a car 2,5 seconds slower per lap during the first 10 laps than the Mercedes on medium tyres, so I would say is a superb performance for the car he is driving.

Not really. I still remember Kubica on the Renault in 2010 being told "Hamilton is not our target, if you're gonna lose time or wear down your tires defending, just let him pass."

@Futre….that was 11 years ago. That’s the closest example you can remember? You made my point

Gasly's defence on Alonso in Lap 1 was bad AF.

@@supermarktsupermacht3132 gasly didn't do much wrong there, alonso is just much better and maximised the track, great move by him

Lucky podium for him...

@@phoenix1279 which account is this Ciaron? 124th? Go back to your cave, simple mind.

@@phoenix1279 ok and? He passed Gasly like a boss, he got an opportunity and didn't waste it.

Think he could win a WDC in the future! He's got a lot of potential

I have seen this joke everywhere lol

@@phoenix1279wasted life

@@phoenix1279 Is it hurting you

Yes and he still got a long long way to go and many many wdc coming...

I need someone to make an Oblivion meme that says "he has a puncture"

I couldn't believe how well he drove in the first stint. Keeping everyone at bay by a few seconds at least with his Softs. Then you realise he was saving his tyres the whole time and was pulling out almost a second a lap on everyone behind him until he had over a 10 second gap. The guy is the smartest and quickest racer out there. Put him in a RB or Mercedes and he would be winning as much as anyone

@@tomwells8093 he’s been there. He didn’t.

@@sirskullington9213 He never had a dominant car.

@@AMGU2B i mean he did have a 2007 mclaren, and his ferrari stits were pretty horrible because the car was a $hitbox since Schumacher left pretty much so yea true and not true at the same time, he did have solid cars, never really a Vettel at RB, Lewis at Merc kinda a car

@@mrvelic8523 didn’t he almost win the championship in the Ferrari? And just lost at the last race? I recall him coming *very* close. 2010 & 2012 (just checked) - to do that in the car he had is 👌🏾

Its all about cars..Not Driver..

@@jafrulhaque9820 Yes but you can see what drivers means when you compare drivers in the same team *Lewis, Bottas

@@sobczak0712 agree 100%. To say the car is means teams are throwing away money paying millions to these drives. It is an idiotic outlook.

Agreed 75% car 25% driver..... Example... that time Russell was in Lewis' car

@@dee3368 so Verstappen only wins because of the car. Check.

And this Alonso's first career podium since Hungary 2014.

Those two are on a league on their own.

The Alonso simps care about his lucky podium only.

@@venkatakrishnaiahpaladugu9133 This is the dumbest thing I’ve read today.

You mean in every race this year.

@@venkatakrishnaiahpaladugu9133 podium in a midfield car

No one cares about him even though his rookie season is better than George's even though they were in a car of equal level...the 2019 Williams and 2021 Haas are pretty much the same Next year, next year

@@adityam849 Yeah If He was British Imagine the hype ...

Yeah, it's impressive but I don't think anyone cares about it at this point tbh...

The only reason that he was close was because the Williams both got punctures

@@shaderedemption5798 he was close before wasnt he

Says the man who let max through without a fight.

@@WarayF1 Why fight Max? He wasn't racing him for the final position. He isn't fighting him in the driver's or the constructor's. Esteban had to fight Perez because he was threatening to steal Alonso's podium.

@@WarayF1 You are a bit of a fool and your family and friends know it

He did fight Checo pretty well tho. Idk why ppl expect him to hold Checo for like 10 laps

@@CharlieNBQ his a merc fan dude, what do you expect

Not really, others were getting punctures and if it weren't for the vsc he would have gotten a puncture. Alonso was very close to getting one and perez had older tyres

Tbf its more of a precaution regarding the punctures. RB just playing it safe because they need those points

Bottas as well. Really seemed like he can battle for 3rd or 4th and then...

If he'd have gotten a puncture, bye points. He would have caught up to Alonso if it weren't for the VSC. Unlucky for Sergio but i feel like Alonso deserves the result.

They should have staggered strategy. Go long with Checo, put hards halfway thru the race. Easy podium.

In the last few races, Lews is even stronger than usual when it comes down to it all. This was also seen in 2016.

You mean Renault 2x Champ ;) long time ago when I go to school and he still drive :D

Ocon was wired 😀

Most beautiful sight ever

Agreed! Much nicer to see and no booing either. Always like to think that f1 fans are better than football fans so yeah please get along and enjoy the show.

CrAsHsTaPpEn FrAuDmIlToN Just enough

@@leewest7914 Been a fan of both football and F1 I would have to say that F1 fans are way worse that football fans, at least on social media that is.

Its over for max , no chance now

da frate!

The season is long and had lotsa races..that's it. And he only had two dnfs. Hungary he completed and got 1 point

Hamilton also got a lock

lol that was such a boring race

@@henrymorehead5578 nope lol

@@henrymorehead5578 no it wasnt

@@henrymorehead5578 nah

@@henrymorehead5578 please enlightening us?

Tbh checo made that race intresting with 13 overtakes and with a bad pit strategy hunting down alonso with more overtakes made this race alot intresting Those late punctures did help create some drama though

@@DooM_-_gAmeR_-_ anybody with a sensible mind wouldn't have done that bad pit stop strategy on checo. Lost an easy 3rd place.but happy for Alonso.

@@janishhasheer5548 I think they were going to try to push til the end til valteri's tyre failed.

If you count the countless DRS overtakes where drivers could barely defend as genuine passes, then yeah, there were loads. Alonso was basically the only one who was actually up for a race beyond turn 1.

The atmosphere for Qatar seemed very, I don’t know, sanitized? Race was decent but nothing about it felt unique or memorable, unlike the last three races that were full of personality.

Nah, 2010 and 2012 was better.

2012 does not exist in your brain

Best one I’ve seen for me. Although I am pretty new to f1 but this is BIG hype !!!!

I think he means in the turbo hybrid era guys...

@@7KCZ The races in 2010 were pretty boring. The championship battle was intense. I think 2021 is better than 2010, but 2012 still the best one.

Fernando and Pierre let him by lol

Pérez is 4th 🇲🇽😐

Perez from 11 to 4tg

I lost love for Fernando after he almost DNFed him in one of the first few corners

@Arif Al Amin next race lets hope 🙏

I do believe strongly in Alpine bro, all i wish is Max to leave Red Bull and be teammate with Fernando!

It's all part of THE PLAN

It looked like Max overtook Alonso easily, when you think back to how long and hard it was for Lewis to pass earlier this year. I would like Max to win the WDC but have a had time accepting this when Max has 3 other cars & the Stewards helping him. Today Gasly was once again that Max is not our race. Because of this help, I am hoping Lewis wins!!!!

@@elainel8588 They basically rolled the red carpet out for Max between Alonso, Gasly and Riciardo

Overtaking was difficult in Hungary and since ocon was 1st he defended hard.Makes no sense for him to defend that hard this race

@@hfr8343 none of them stood a chance, you're basically a sitting duck when max or Lewis get in your slip stream and out brake you. If Lewis was pushing them hard they wouldn't put up a big defence either.

@@CazAlt Verstappen still asked Redbull to tell Gasly to let him through.

Agreed, but RB really need to get the strategy right with Checo in the next 2 races!

De acuerdo. Si alguien merecía volver al podio era Alonso.

@@perp1exed I think RB nailed the strategy, if it wasn't for the VSC Checo would have had a very high chance of finishing P3. But also a lot of credit for Alonso great drive for him and just as you said I'm so happy for him as well!

True true. What about the William's front row start in Spa. That's gotta be the shocker of the year.

True Alonso and Seb deserved those podiums badly. Both of em being ex- Ferrari drivers too.

Only if Kimi could get on podium......

@@mohammadamaan5607 that would be very special. Like his victory in USA I think after ages. Atleast we know Kimi will be no unhappier than usual even without 1 last podium.

In Abu Dhabi we're all voting for Kimi as driver of the day.

Isnt it salt on a wound

I think it’s “you make your own luck.”

Mercedes let him hang out to dry today. I hope Russell is watching; that's his future.

@Thierry Verhoest Lewis is great for F1 to virtue signal how they are "Ending Racism"

@Thierry Verhoest You know the Mercedes is black now to help lewis with diversity right? He has their support.

Amazing driver! Most laps led and so far most podiums

@@arunk.7708 like Lewis in 2016 . He should have 8 right now

he seems to be downplaying it, in an interview he said if he doesn't win it this year he might win it next or the year after, pretty sure his das is kepping maxs feet on the ground

@@andruid5054 Well next year is still quite unpredictable you never know if he ll be in contention for title or be in upper mid field like before of 2021

As a red bull fan take a hike

As a Red Bull fan I bet you’ll have loved to see Alonso in a Red Bull

Why there are RB fans?

As a haas fan i'd have to agree. Hoping he has more podiums in him before he retires

@@vegetableoil4391 That Haas to be a dishaaster

He doesn’t.

@@phoenix1279 You are one sad person... get a life.

@@phoenix1279 your best success in life is trying to keyboard fight over other people life hahahahahaa

@@phoenix1279 How

@@phoenix1279 HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH SO BORING U ARE

If Seb didn’t have that shocking start then he could’ve definetly been up there with Stroll. Still a great drive from both of them.

💪💪💪 Really great drive by Lance. Nice to see after he's had a spotty year. Aston Martin finishing ahead of both Ferraris & McLarens 💥