P1 with Matt and Tommy - Monaco GP Driver Ratings: F1-to-10

Episode Date: May 28, 2024

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Hello everybody and welcome back to the P1 podcast with Matt and Tommy. I don't know why I did that, but it's driver ratings. It's the monocale. That was actually more exciting that bit of content right there than the entirety of the Monaco Grand Prix. That's correct. 78 laps. We have analysed each and every one of them to bring you this driver ratings episode,

haven't we, Tommy? We sure have driver ratings of qualifying, basically, because not most change. like I said in the main podcast, first time the top 10 have ever remained in the same order. So it was really all about qualifying even more extreme than normal at Monaco. It really was. And also, I think the record before

the amount of basic positions that didn't change from quality to race was six. So that's how close it was before getting a clean sweep of the top 10, which is utterly depressing. But don't worry, I'm not going to talk about the race again, really. well not the 77 laps of procession,

but we're going to go and start with Kevin Magnerson. Well, this will be interesting, won't it? This will get a bit of debate going. Qualified, disqualified, but was 15th, started 20th and didn't finish. It's going to be a zero from me. It's going to be a big fat zero. Now, I know that there are people of the opinion that Sergio Perez saw Kevin, and Magnuson and decided to delete him into the wall. We'll get onto Perez's side of the incident

shortly. Well, actually, it's towards the end because he's in Red Bull. For KMAG, I don't care what Perez has done, okay? I don't care that you look to the mirror. I'm talking about KMAG right now, and it was the most idiotic attempt at a move you could have possibly done at Monaco on lap one, turn one, or just after. Why are you doing it? What do you have to gain, apart from obviously risking everything and trying to get past Perez, who will probably beat you anyway if we're going to have a normal race. Let's be honest here. You've got past your teammate.

Just slot in, bro. Just relax. I've smacked my mic. I'm getting angry. But that was a zero performance from KMAG. Just, oh, God, it's just so... He's lucky. He's lucky that it's a racing incident,

as we've discussed in the race podcast, but it is a zero. I've also gone for a zero for Kevin Magnuson. You've kind of summed it up, really. that the move was never on. It's very brave to do, first lap of Monaco. And just to add insult to injury, it's also taking his teammate out the race.

You know, the Monaco Grand Prix, it's a long race, you're already starting at the back. Just chill, because it all comes down to the pit stops. If you want to do something wild, stay out for 77 laps on the same tire and then pit at the end. But before, you know, before that red flag.

So if you want to do something wild, do that. And I appreciate that Monaco, you have to kind of, a lot of the time, yeah, in your head, it's like, well, this is going to be the only chance I get to make some overtakes, really, on the first lap, but it was never on. And yeah, it's just embarrassing when you're already on so many penalty points. And he's just sort of becoming, he is literally becoming like Pastor Maldonado status now, when he's a good, it's a good driver. Like, it's been a good driver in the past.

and we were all applauding him when he came back for House and he got that pole position and hey, KMAG's back and now he's just become like a laughing stock. He's just become, he has become like the meme crash guy on the grid. Yeah, he just doesn't know when to back out. Doesn't know when to just give it up and just slot in, but it gives us talking points. So thanks, KMAG.

Fans, the fans, the fans gave a zero as well. So big fat zero's clean sweep, sorry KMAG, your average has taken a hit. Nico Holcomberg now also was disqualified in qualifying, started 19th and did not finish, as we've already mentioned. Gone for a five out of ten for Nico Hulkemberg is obviously an extremely difficult driver to analyse, but boy, did he get past Perres well before he got involved in the incident. Well, almost got past Perres before the crash. And yeah, very, very unlucky.

Qualified 12th normally before the disqualification, which is, decent result. But it's hard to say about his race because it didn't last very long. It did not. I'm also going to give him a five because it was, I was contemplating a six, but went for a five. Qualified was decent once again, was 12th and got disqualified for a technical infringement. And then, yeah, DNFs.

So five for him and the fans also gave him a five. Joe Guan Yu, qualified 20th, because that that's where he finished qualifying, started 18th after the two Hasses got disqualified, and finished 16th. So four out of 10 for Joe. I am taking into account that the car is an absolute dustbin, but also qualifying last again, I can't give him a five, I just can't. He even said he didn't even get held up in qualifying, and he did a 13-0.

I mean, that is just, it was half a second off Bottas, I think it was. So it's a four, sorry, it's not looking good for Joe. It really isn't. Every single weekend, I feel like we talk about him and go, oh, it's not looking great. And it still isn't looking great. No, I've gone for a four out of ten for Joe as well. This maybe isn't the right podcast to sort of discuss Joe,

because no one was able to have a normal race. But I am getting a bit sort of sick of him just being last always in qualifying. it seems like he's qualified 20th so much now when Bottas has managed to put the car you know like P15, P16 sometimes and again the stake is awful it's the worst car on the grid but if you want to keep you see

you need to have a little bit of something about you and even the drivers that we roast sometimes at least have those even if it's once a year have that great standout result but Joe just doesn't seem to kind of be delivering at all at the moment and yeah you do one

And stake already have a place confirmed, maybe another one soon. It's looking very unlikely that he's going to keep his seat there. And if he keeps these performances, you do wonder, even with, you know, the fact that he'll probably have a lot of backing, you know, being the only Chinese driver in Formula One history. But it's not delivering at the moment. Certainly isn't. And the fans gave Joe a five. Valtry Bottas qualified 19. started 17th and finished 13th.

Come for a six out of 10 for Bottas. Half a second clear of his teammate. And at least he made some moves. He made a move, which got a sarcastic applause when we were watching it in F1 Arcade, which was quite funny. And yeah, it's finished 13th.

Nothing huge to shout about, but it's not an absolutely awful weekend. So it's more than just your base, line five. Yeah, you've changed my mind. I've gone for a six then as well, just because I feel like Botas is destined for fives throughout the entire season unless something happens.

So yeah, a six out of ten for me as well, as you say. It was slightly above average to what you would expect that state card to achieve, although albeit it was like finishing ahead of stroll and then Sergeant who for some reason was on another set of hard tires and then Pitt. But either or, Bottas, well done six out of ten. And the fans gave him eight.

5. Yuki Sonoda, qualified 8th, started 8th, finished 8th. And I've gone for a 9 out of 10 for Yuki Sonoda. A fantastic weekend. There's not a lot more that he could have achieved with what or where he was. I haven't gone for a 10 because it's not quite the standout performance and he was an absolute mile away from the top 7. But it's still a very, very good weekend from Yuki.

qualified incredibly well and that's it. That's the race. The race is qualifying and then he just managed his pace, kept Albon behind for the entirety of it, made sure that he secured P8 with a very measured drive. And yeah, well done, Yuki, nine out of ten. I've also gone for a nine out of ten for Yuki Sunoda.

It was another best of the rest performance. You can argue our Aston even in that formula A because obviously he's finished ahead of them now and he's picked up so many points this year is having a really, really good, perhaps even an underrated season. Nah, I wouldn't say underrated, mate. You say that, but you say that, but if you, we do, but no one else does.

I actually saw they, the, I think it was like a, the Monaco program or something was basically like, the way they wrote the bio for Sonoda was like, oh, he's not really proving himself and he's a bit rubbish. Like, it was really savage. Monaco preview where? Like the FIA's Monaco preview document thing that they give and it has like a little brief each driver. And then Danny Ricks was like, oh, he's done, you know,

the Aussies had a good year and all this kind of stuff. And I was like, what? Really? What are we watching? Because that is, that sounds like absolute rubbish to me. But, okay, well done to Yuki. The fans gave Yuki an eight out of ten. Shocking.

Daniel Ricardo, qualified 12th, started 12th. Finish 12th. Got for a six out of 10 for Daniel Ricardo. I think he's done all right to be fair to him. I think sometimes it would be, I'm not just trying to like defend him here because I know a lot of people go, oh, he's absolutely washed and you need to stop defending him.

But 12th isn't awful. It's not great, but I do think some of it is Yuki Sonoda driving exceptionally well as well. So, you know, he's not had one of those races like sometimes he does where he's had an absolute shunoda. shocker, but it's still kind of a okay performance. So I've come for a six. Yeah, that's difficult. I'm also going to lock in a six, but it's a very marginal six, because, you know, oh, he's finished 12th, but he's finished ahead of Bottas, Stroll,

who had a puncture, Sergeant and Joe. So it's not exactly a weekend when the R.B is quite clearly towards the top of Formula B. You've changed it to a five for me. All right, five for me as well then. You've put me over the edge as well with that borderline five. Six, sorry. So, yeah, five for the pair of us then. Sorry, editor. Because, yeah, it just a weekend.

Again, lost it in qualifying. Couldn't make any positions up. Got stuck behind Alonzo who was driving at 40 miles an hour around the streets of Monaco. And that ruined his race, really. So, yeah, not the best weekend for Daniel Ricardo. And he really needs to pick it up now. Because after that one little glimpse of hope,

Oh, Danny Rick's back. He's had his chassis swapped out and he's feeling it all over again. And now Yuki's dominating him again. So it is a fascinating team rivalry to keep up with. But Daniel needs his time now in the next few races. Otherwise, could be in trouble once again. The fans also gave Daniel a five. Logan Sargent. Qualified 15th. Started 15th. Finished. 15th. I've gone for a four out of ten for Logan Sargent. Just, just, just come on. Please. Wake up, Logan. Do something. Also, Williams, what are you doing? Putting him on the same set of tyres. The restart, I don't get that at all. Maybe they thought the mediums would not go for everyone else.

But surely you just go on the mediums to begin with. and then see if they hang on. You don't commit yourself to a two-stop. But anyway, that, well, I technically have one-stop, I guess, but two-stop as you've changed the tyres under the red flag. Just finishing 15th, you know, he beat Joe. Whoop-de-do, whilst your teammate scoring points, no more to be said.

Yeah, I've gone for a five for Logie Sarge. That's crazy. Why? How are you giving him a five for 15th? Because it wasn't his fault that he was on an absolutely awful strategy. And I can't give him the same as... Bro is driving, Tommy. I'm sorry.

Yeah, no, but I can't give him the same as Joe Guan Yu, who I think was lost by... Joe is driving a quite literal paper mash a car. Yeah, I know, but... But, like, don't get me wrong, it's not... It's not much of a five, but I can't give him the same as show. He got overtaken around Monaco. Yeah, because he was on a terrible...

Well, by Strull, who was on... He was on... And Bottas. 55 quicker things. 55 quicker things. No. Yeah, he's not took him as well.

I'm on for a five. That's fine. It's my opinion. We're allowed to disagree. People want to hear us go at it. You know what I mean? Exactly. Let's not be all amicable.

I'll come at you. No, like at the end of the day, it's all down to qualifying. It's qualifying, you know, I've given him fours and stuff for being the P20 merchant that he is where he always qualifies 20th. and he's, I qualified a Red Bull.

I know that's only banter, but, you know, he's there or thereabouts in the mix with other cars, whereas Joe Guan Yu, like you said, he did a 113 in qualifying. So that strategy was terrible from Williams. I don't know what they were trying to achieve. Maybe it was just do complete roll of the dice because he's going to finish where he qualified. anyway. So yeah, it's a five. I should say that Logan actually qualified 17th, didn't he? But of course, with the hast disqualifications, it's made it all very confusing.

But either all, the fans gave Logan a five. Alex Albon, qualified ninth, started ninth, finished, ninth. And he's getting a nine for all nine's. Yeah, what a drive from album. This is the album that we saw last year where I've been waiting to turn up. to be said. Great drive. I say great drive. Great qualifying, which resulted in him being able to just stay ahead. He was actually side by side with Gassley and stuck it round the outside through the whole first lap which allowed him to keep that position before the Alpine chaos. And it's great

points of Williams on a track that we're used to Williams kind of being like, well, this is going to be their worst track in Monaco, they're known for being amazing at Monza. So a very good drive from Alex. Well done, Alex Albon. I have also gone for a nine out of ten. Did, I mean, scored points. That needs to be. That's probably why I've been so harsh on Logan is that Alex has gone ahead and

absolutely performed beautifully in qualifying around a track that you may well have not expected Williams to have done this well at. Yeah, and then Alex all over the back of Sonoda. I watched his intervals and he was basically three-tenths behind Sonoda the entire race it felt like, but obviously he couldn't get through because Monaco. And yeah, drove incredibly well, so deserving of a nine. The fans gave him an eight. Esteban Ocon.

Qualified 11th, started 11th, didn't finish. Zero. Zero out of 10 for Esteban O'Con this weekend. from me. And the reasons are team orders. He was told not to overtake. Gassley. He did.

He stuffed it up, understeered, crashed into his teammate, and destroyed his own car. I'm not sure he's deserving of anything higher, unfortunately, this weekend. Is he deserving of losing his seat for Canada? Absolutely not,

but we'll get onto that in another podcast. Don't you worry about that one? But yes, you can't forgive Ocon for that one. It was just a very silly move to try and pull off. Yeah, I've gone for a zero out of ten as well for Ocon. It is incredibly stupid when, you know, unlike KMAG's move, I would argue that that move was maybe a little bit more on,

but it's still very brave. And if it had been on another car, you know, like a Williams or whatever, you'd have gone, oh, that's a bit dumb, but fair enough, like you know it's your only chance to make a move. But if there was been a discussion beforehand of do not do this, and Ocon's already got this massive reputation of being a not very good with his teammates, it's catastrophic really for his career, I think. But we'll get into that another podcast.

So yeah, shocking for Ocon, zero. And the fans also gave him a zero. God, I don't think we've ever had two zero. but here we are. Sorry, Esty Besty. Next up, Pierre Gasley. Qualified 10th, started 10th, finished. 10th. I've gone for an 8 out of 10 for Pierre Gasly.

I can't give him a 9 because I think his brilliant lap in Q2 showed that maybe the Alpine did have pace to beat Sonoda and also Albon. But it's still a good performance to get a point for, the tractor that is alpine so well done gasly it's a very good point yeah because of course we are putting more weight on qualifying if not all of the weight on qualifying and uh yeah pierre gasley's 10.8 he did in q2 would have been well within four hundredths of yuki sonoda's Q3 and you think track evolution there was definitely time on the table for for gasley but instead still gets his first points of the season i think it is and uh yeah i'm sure he'll be still happy to at least

get something after he saw his teammate doing a Rocket League pose in front of him. So, yeah, Gazley, eight out of ten, and the fans also gave him an eight. Lance Stroll, qualified technically 14th, because of Hulk Motors' qualification, started 13th, and finished 14th. He lost a position, that's crazy. I am going for two out of ten. two out of ten for Lance stroll mainly because his own error ruined his own race

turned into early got a puncture and that was his race done he was he had his teammate playing the team game for him and he didn't deliver when well not that he may have had even an opportunity to overtake for P10 but the opportunity was there that that for me is not as bad as binning it into your teammate but it's still binning it not binning it not binging it

it contact with the wall which then ruins your race so that's why i've gone for a harsh grade and there you go deal with it two out of ten i've gone for a four out of ten for lance stroll um yeah downgraded for for the mistake that cost him thinking qualifying as well alonzo's had another shocker in qualifying it's all very close there so you think lance has to kind of step up and has a car even though that Aston isn't doing great, you know, an amazing lap could probably put you in the mix of like the Alpines and when Alex Albin's qualifying ninth, you think there's a, there is a chance there to get a point. But then, yeah, one of the few to actually make a mistake in the race as well.

So not great for Stroll when it should have been one of those weekends where it's like, well done, straw, you've done better than Alonzo. This is what you should be doing. And a tiny but bad error has cost him. Exactly. I was ready to give him a little six or something. Well done. You know,

have some jokes to you about how he's beating Fernando Alonzo again and he threw it away with that bit of contact. The fans gave Lance a four. Fernando Alonzo now, qualified 16th, started 14th and finished 11th. I have gone for... I don't know if I'm biased here and gone for a five, because 11th isn't that bad. Yeah, get that down immediately.

I don't even need to start explaining to you because I can tell you for a fact, I've not gone for a five. It doesn't matter what you've gone for. No, I can't give it. No, no, no, no. Let me just check my other results. Who have I given fives for?

Okay, fair. Yeah, driving a car, yeah, that is an Astermarton is a four because, yeah, qualifying is really bad. That's where it's all game over in Monaco. 11th isn't actually a bad result, but when you look at the fact that who has finished 8, 9th and 10th, Aston should be there getting points. So it's a missed opportunity, which is quite, I say quite rare for Alonzo, but that's two

races in a row now where he's not been that driver that's kind of got everything out of the car. And it's a worrying time for Aston Martin, I think. It's another, it feels deja vu from last year that they've upgraded the car and then just going backwards. Well, quicker, quicker deja vu than last year. At least they had a time in the sun, but now they really haven't had much at all. I've gone from a four out of ten for Fernando as well.

Qualifying was, again, not like what we expect from Fernando Alonzo. Just not good enough. And he's not being able to execute the car like he usually is. Then, of course, he played the team game, which is commendable, but there's nothing much more you can do. and I can only imagine how frustrating that must have been

to be in Fernando Alonzo's train, especially as Daniel Ricardo, when he was quite literally pushing the car around at some points. So yeah, four out of ten for Fernando, and the fans also gave him a four. Oscar Piastri, qualified second, started second, finished second. It's a nine out of ten for me for Oscar Piastri. You actually look at the sectors,

the best sectors that Oscar did over qualifying, He could have got pole and he could have been the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix, but he didn't deliver to the level of which Charles did in that Q3 last lap. So it started second, but obviously it's still an amazing weekend. I'm just kind of saying why I haven't given him a 10 over, what I've given him a 9. And kept the pressure up, fell off towards the end, but the beauty of Monaco, it didn't matter. So yes, it's 9 out of 10 for me. I've also gone for a 9 out of 10 for Oscar Piastri.

it was a brilliant drive from him. I do agree with you that pole could have been on, which is why it's not a 10, because obviously if he got pole, we might be sat here thinking that, saying that he's won the Monaco Grand Prix. Now, Shah would have got a great start of the inside. Thank you very much, cheers.

But it's still a brilliant performance from Oscar. And to out-qualify Lando on a track that Lando is good at and Lando is in fantastic form at the moment, Yeah, it's very, very good from Oscar indeed. Yeah, exciting times for him and McLaren. I'm excited to see what he can do for the rest of the year now. Absolutely. I thought that McLaren weren't going to be very good around Monica,

well, not very good, but I didn't think they would be right at the front again. And they were, so their car is working in all conditions at the moment. The fans gave Oscar a nine. Lando Norris, qualified fourth, started fourth. And let me guess, where did you finish? Oh, yeah, fourth. gone for an eight out of ten for Landon Horace I guess he's probably going to be disappointed

that he didn't get a podium particularly with Max not in the race because Sainz was fortunate to grab that that back but I know we didn't see him on the camera mate but Max was still in the race just so you're aware he was he was there he just wish he'd brought a pillow yeah exactly

it felt like it felt it was weird to see a race where he was just anonymous and there was no one. I guarantee even the most pessimistic fans of Formula One, there was never a single percent of you that thought Max was ever going to win that race, which is so rare in Formula One. You always think that it's going to happen

even if, you know, even Singapore, it was kind of like, oh, you might come through the field and win, but no, nowhere. So, yeah, Lando. It's an eight. It is an eight out of ten from me as well. Missed out a little bit in qualifying. I think it was just over a tenth.

And then he was stuck because it's Monaco. What more can you say? I don't think anything really happened apart from that in Norris's race. Just chilled. So yeah, eight at eight from me and an eight from the fans as well. Carlos Sines, qualify third. Started third, finish third. It's an eight out of ten for Carlos Sines.

For me, a very lucky boy, though. Wow, wee. Is he a lucky man after the red flag coming out so that it reset the positions? Because without that, he would have been in serious trouble indeed. But yeah, managed to get a good start. And then drove 77 laps of free practice four and finished third. Great effort. Eight out of ten.

Yeah. eight out of ten for me. Apologies in advance that a lot of our ratings are very similar, but there was no race. There's nothing to discuss. He didn't actually make any overtakes in that race. Yeah, exactly. There's so little to discuss in this race.

It is all down to qualifying, and he wasn't on Charlotte Clare's level, but yeah, very lucky man to carry on in the race and did a very good job, actually, in the race of what he did a very good job, actually, in the race of what he needed to do where he was kind of making sure that Lando, the gap with Russell and Lando couldn't drop into it.

Not that they'd have been able to pass him anyway, but at least he tried something to make sure that that never happened. Carlos is a very intelligent and clever driver, so that was something we saw. It was something where not a lot else happened. It was something, and I'm not going to downgrade him for the fact that he had that part. because it was the tiniest of contacts and he was incredibly unlucky to even pick up that puncture, to be honest.

The fans also gave Carlos an eight. Charlotte Clare. Qualified first. Started. First. Finished. First. I've gone for a nine out of ten for Charlotte.

You can get in the bin. Just put yourself directly into the incinerator. I couldn't even do it as a joke because you know it's a ten. Yeah, it's a 10. He, under all the pressure, I know essentially he got, it's unfair to say, got giving it on a plate because he started to drive the thing, but it's all done in qualifying and he delivered in qualifying.

And I don't think the Ferrari was not miles clear of the field. It was, a lot of it was down to Charles Skilly's always been really good at Monaco, delivered in qualifying. And yeah, he got fortunate with the fact that the red flag basically went, well done, the race is over. All you need to do, Charle, is make sure you get round 10-1 without pastry ahead of you and you've won, which is exactly what I did.

So there's nothing you can say other than 10. Absolutely not. It is a 10 out of 10 from me as well. What a beautiful man. Drove those 78 laps beautifully. And he is the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix. What more do you need to say about that? But qualifying was where he had to deliver.

It was close. It wasn't an easy given, like we perhaps thought it might have been after practice. We thought Ferrari may be three-tenths clear with Shal, but it was a lot closer. Oscar did have an opportunity, as we mentioned earlier, but it was Shal that was on pole. But great, clean starts both times. Didn't even give Oscar really a sniff of a chance into term one. And then drove the rest of the race. Lovely.

the fans also gave him a 10 out of 10. George Russell qualified fifth, started fifth. Finish fifth. It's an eight out of 10 for George Russell. I think he had actually a very good weekend. Qualified very well and the end. But I do wonder, not just more specific, not with George, but Mercedes in general, this is more to do with Hamilton, to be honest with you.

But how they've not used George to enable. Hamilton to jump for Stappen is absolutely beyond me, or at least open up the opportunity, because Hamilton pit into the gap, George was in front of Max, George was not told to slow down or to manage the gap or whatever to try and let him know, by the way, Hamilton's pitting and we think Max is going to pit.

They didn't, I'm just, I'm very concerned that Mercedes have no idea what they're doing, because that was like a really, like nothing else was going on in the race apart from that, and you go, well, just get George to play the team game and slow Max down a bit, and then at least Max won't be able to stop and Hamilton can go on the attack. But that didn't happen and they just carried on driving, and then Max Pitt, and it was fine. So, yeah, I just needed to get that off my chest. But, yeah, say it out of ten for George Russell.

I got for a nine out of ten for George Russell. I think it was a... Saw C. A very good drive. Yeah, got the maximum out of not a great Mercedes. Obviously took those mediums. very far, but then how much of that is amazing and just the nature of Monaco. But he did manage the pace well to be able to do it still.

Made no mistakes with Max behind him. Good qualifying. I know he had an updated front wing compared to Hamilton, but yeah, a very good drive from George. And the fans gave George an eight. Lewis Hamilton qualified seventh, started seventh, finished seventh. I've gone for an eight out of ten for Lewis Hamilton. I think he was another one that I think was unlucky by Mercedes, not looking like the Mercedes of old and just making these silly errors

that you feel like a team like Red Bull wouldn't do, or even Ferrari now who are maximising the result all the time. why they weren't I know there's the argument that Hamilton should know that he's racing Max but why there wasn't this

like Hammer Time this is the only chance and this is literally our only chance in the Grand Prix to make an overtake go for it like they could even tell him like if you're worried about binning it in the wall

don't go for it but this is this is if you want to go for it this is your only chance to overtake Max just happen go absolutely ham because Ham was like almost backing off around some of the corners because he had no idea that it was even a

even a chance and he was just shocking like my god like Mercedes they are a shadow of the former self with the stuff yeah it's crazy um completely agree yeah but with the with the you know the drive it was maybe could have expected more based on how he was in fb1 but i don't think Mercedes were there. We know what they're like in FD1. They bait so much every time. But yeah, so gone for a night. I've gone for a seven for Lewis Hamilton because I can't give him the same as George Russell because George did do slightly better. But yes, I don't know what they're doing speaking to Hamilton saying outlap normal. Why? It's quite obvious that Vastappen was going to slot into that gap if he had the opportunities. There's no threat from behind.

They are a minute back. If Hamilton's tyres blow up because he's pushed too hard, spit again. Like, he has enough time to do whatever he wants. So absolutely baffled as to what Mercedes are doing. But, hey, as you say, shadow of their former selves is probably the perfect phrase for what they're like in 2024. And, yeah, it's going to be a seven out of ten from me and a seven from the fans as well.

Sergio Perez. Qualified 18th, started 16th and did not finish. It's a 1 out of 10 for Sergio Perez for me. I, as everyone knows, a portion more blame to Kevin Magnuson with the particular incident. However, I do understand and see what people are saying around the part that Perez had to play. And I think it was just stupid from both sides, both parties. because Perez, as you see on the replay, does glance, glances again, knows KMAG is there. All he would need to do to just defend his own car and his own position is to just make, especially, I'm sure he knows, that is Kevin Magnuson, notorious for his, I'm not backing out, bro, ever.

Maybe you thought it was Holkenberg. Maybe Magnuson needs like, you know how they have the yellow teacam? maybe like Magnuson should flash a different, like flash. Yes. Just so you know it's game mag. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But either or, I think Perez could have been safer in the way in which he drove that. But I also understand that he would have gone out.

There's no way he's going to. Oh, no, he did. And then he's sideways and into the wall. But now it's still a horrible weekend from Perez to be knocked out in Q1 and then not be a little bit safer on lap 1. It has to be a 1 out of 10, unfortunately. I've gone for a two out of ten for Sergio Perez. Yeah, he's put himself, unfortunately, in that position to be caught up in a mix

because he's not even had a crash in qualifying last year. That was just the pace of his lap to qualify 18th and get knocked out. He set a lap and just couldn't do it. And I mentioned about the deja vu of Aston Martin and they get upgrades and go backwards. Deja vu with Perez of European... European season starts and he's like, peace, I'm off. Like I'm back to getting knocked out in Q1 or going off into gravel traps and things. I know it's only been two races, but eish, like, I thought he was an absolute shoe in for keeping his seat a red ball and it's going to put question marks again now.

Well, apparently he is. Apparently that's the rumours is that he's still very set on extending his red ball seat. You do wonder, like, we come to Canada, he sticks in the World Champions and if it doesn't finish the race, like how many times can he keep doing it before they have to go, oh wait, because Paris is now fifth in the championship and Ferrari, the constructors like, they're coming. Last year it was like, oh, well, you know, you still finish second in the championship and had that stinker of a season. But I don't think the Red Bulls as good as it was last year now. No, it doesn't have that advantage.

He has to be there to help the Constructors Championship now. I think genuinely, with Ferrari being the way they are and just maximising the results, like we said it. And McLaren, they're coming as well. They are coming. And by the end of the season, if this continues, Red Bull could finish third in the Constructors, but win the Drivers' Championship, which would be insane.

But let's see, let's see how it unfolds. The fans gave Perez a two out of ten. Max Verstappen, qualified sixth, started sixth. Let me guess where he finished. Sixth. I've gone for a seven out of ten for Maxus to happen. I think it's basically a zero for him. Yeah, it's basically a zero.

I think that's the lowest grade he has ever got in drive ratings because even the races like Singapore came back to the field and actually delivered quite a good P4. The race he didn't win, of course, was a mistake through no fault. Sorry, car failure through no fault of his own. so I think this all comes down to the fact that he very much could have got in my opinion like a p3 in qualifying the red ball was not the best car we saw that with with Perez in 18th and I know Perez has struggled

before in the past and you can't really compare them because max is normally miles ahead but without max's mistake at the final part of qualifying he could have maybe qualified p3 there was a gap to slot into P3, P4, and then you run a normal race, he's finishing P3 or P4. So he's not got the maximum out of the weekend, which is probably the first time in about three years, it feels like. But there we go. I think it's actually his worst race in goodness knows how long, which says something really that he still managed to get points, but that's what champions do.

He qualifies sixth. Oh my God, it's a disaster. But his teammate qualified 18th, which kind of shows you exactly where that Red Bull might well have been with any other driver than Max was happening there. But yeah, I've gone for a seven out of ten as well for Max. He did a decent enough job.

He was struggling all through the weekend. And then finishing sixth, it's damage limitation, really. So, yeah, seven from me. And the fans gave Max a seven as well. So who is that? a P1. It's Charles LeCler. Thank you very much. P1, 10 out of 10. Charlotte, Clair wins the Monaco Grand Prix. Thank you very much. And yes, he was the only one that

he gave a 10 to. So that's mine. Yeah, both of us. Yep. And it is mine as well, because like you say, only driver to get a 10. Well done, Charles. You did it. You did it. Well done, Charles. You did it. And it just, it's just great, it's just great. It's a great time to be alive. And that is it. We're done. Driver ratings done and dusted. Sorry that it wasn't probably the most insightful driver ratings we've ever done, but that's because the race was quite possibly one of the, I actually think that might have been the worst race I've ever seen. Oh, 100%. There is no worse race that comes to mind, although I don't think bad races generally stick in your mind, but that is right up there. Yeah, because it killed it immediately with the red flag. You knew it was

over and going to be dull. And boy, did it deliver in being absolutely horrendous because, yeah, it is a shame really that we missed driver ratings last time for Imola. If we'd have missed that one, would have been like, oh, no, anyway, because like you say, there isn't much to talk about it is basically qualifying ratings. Certainly is. Thank you, everybody, for watching and listening. We'll see you soon. Lots more content coming your way. We're going to discuss whether Alpine are actually going to drop Ocon for Canada. That's the next thing you'll see coming out. And then we'll be back into all the usual content next week for the Canadian Grand Prix.

And we'll be live on Twitch throughout the weekend as normal. So we'll see you very soon. Lots of love. Bye. P1 is a Stack production and part of the Acast Creator Network.