The Best Reactions to the Sao Paulo GP

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Best Reactions. Today it is the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Interlagos Brazil and the memes, the slipperiness, the chaos that we witnessed this weekend. Brazil always delivers and so do you. Let's get into your reactions. Starting with MrBear15, me seeing Matt Gallagher wearing the Brazilian hat. Well I'm not wearing it today, it's right here. It's right here. We'll put it away until next year. And of course, it will be coming out for the next 10 years as Interlagos continues to be on the calendar. We love to see it. It is here to stay. It is a permanent... Place on the F1 calendar, isn't it? There can't be one person out there that doesn't enjoy an Interlagos weekend. And there probably is a few people out there that don't enjoy my hat. James Sibella, I wish the season still ended in Brazil instead of three straight stinkers. Tell me about it. When money didn't rule everything... Ah, tell a lie. It's always... Formula 1 has always been run on money, don't get me wrong, but when Bernie Ecclestone ran it, it was all about money then as well. However... Maybe not as much money was circulating around Formula 1 and Brazil was able to be the finale and just title deciders round here were always exciting. There have been so many amazing moments. Like when you think of top five Grands Prix of all time, Brazil always features in that list. Not once, but maybe even twice. So give us it back. Please, I need to see the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Brazil. In front of the Fox, Lawson and Hamilton on the first lap, be like. Well, Liam taking P2, tantalisingly close to P1 in those opening laps, and Hamilton just went from 20th to 9th in the blink of an eye. And then immediately just lost all good tyre temperature and tyre life and fell back. Nick playing games. His starts on this track are just phenomenal. Lewis and the rocket. It's a good meme. I enjoy that. He doesn't mind if he does either. Brazil is always that track that attracts the likes of Hamilton and Verstappen to be starting at the back and then putting in miracle first laps. This was no different. Sarah Leonard. Nobody can stop Verstappen and Interlagos in the wet. I don't know if they are screaming, though, to be honest with you. Some of them were, obviously. Seeing Max and the do-do-do-do in the background. Yeah, it must be a terrifying thought. But then there are others that just let him through. Go on, Max. You can find grip. That I cannot, there's no point racing. Lawson, he just got out of the way. He did not want to have Mexico happen all over again, did he? So he was like, he genuinely just got off the racing line. Max got into his slipstream and then did not expect Lawson to just start slowing and immediately came out of that slipstream to take the position for P5, I think it was at the time. But either or, yes, Verstappen, it was brilliant to watch. Sturmflut 93, when I'm in a starting in the back in Brazil competition and my opponent is Max Verstappen. The guy is unbelievable. If you missed the first five laps and didn't see qualifying, you would think Max has had a poor start from maybe the front of the grid. Not that he'd started at the back. The Vietnam flashbacks are real. Matt watching the Ferraris battling in Brazil and what's going on inside his head. Of course, Vettel and Leclerc coming together there. Oh, yes. Yeah, that does. That plays on my mind. So does the Leclerc formation lap at Brazil as well. That haunts my dreams. Plenty actually do. There's plenty of memories that are not great. At the CRIZ, POV the wet tyre being chosen over the inters. Yes. Yes, we saw the blue-walled wet tyre this weekend. I could shed a tear because... Even in monsoon conditions in the past, it's always intermediates or nothing. But this weekend, the wet tyre worked. Pirelli, you did it. Whatever you did, you did it. Because the teams not only used you, but there were no red flag conditions and they were viable. This is what dreams are made of. MrBear15, am I dreaming an Aston passing a Ferrari in 2026? Yes. Ferrari in wet conditions, aside from Hamilton's incredible start, just really tough to watch. Always. They just cannot get. The right setup or feeling with the car, and it's been like that forever. So much so, Aston Martin and Alonso were coming through. MrBear15, Verstappen having radio issues. Standard. Standard stuff, really, nowadays, isn't it? Is that three on the bounce that Max has had radio problems? Maybe four? I think it was. I think it's actually four races. Everything else seems to be going pretty well in Max Verstappen's Formula 1 career in terms of the amount of podiums and wins he's getting in this season, But the radio... I don't know how they haven't fixed that yet, I'll be honest. Next up, Doctor, have you done cardio today? Me, yes. I tell you, the heart rate does not go anywhere near close to this, apart from Interlagos, because you just know something's coming. You always go, oh, maybe this year's going to be rubbish. And no. Lemon_to_Carl, what could Hadjar feel when he hears five seconds behind is Max? I mean, to be fair, that is quite accurate because I'd imagine that was kind of the gap when Hadjar went off and allowed Verstappen to be within a second and then the team orders came. So that face was probably pulled as well when the team orders of swap positions with Max came. Now, this one is interesting. Acutia 04. Acutia 04, McLaren trying to bluff a one-stop. Professor Max. I don't know if... Max got close enough to be able to make this comic a reality, but I had to include it because I love weird memes. And this is certainly right up there as an odd meme. So congrats. Lazer to John, Max and George when he spun off in the pit lane. I thought of this immediately. That's how you know I'm chronically online. And also thinking about best reactions. When I saw George facing the wrong way, I don't think it was Max though. I think it was Hadjar that came out in the pit lane and also Piastri. But I like what you were doing, John. You were correct in the meme, just not the name. But that meme is perfect. Thales underscore Roger. Any other Grand Prix? Sao Paulo. It's true. It is so true. Like, for example, Lando, first to first. You think, oh, on paper, cool. Lights to flag victory. Wasn't quite like that, was it? He was behind Lawson at one point. Had to rely on an Antonelli little cheeky error to take back the lead. Although he was looking very quick, was Lando at that point. And other drivers, I think Colapinto, he started 13th, ended 13th, but he had all kinds of stuff going on. And that's why you should always tune in to the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. You never miss it. Weddings, whatever, do not miss it. Lexicon 2801, I present to you all of the boring races Interlagos has ever had. I'm sure there has been a boring one, but I cannot remember. I cannot remember a boring race. I mean, like, proper boring. Like, nothing is happening boring. Madrid boring. Never. Never has it got close to a Madrid boring around here. SeanReagan97, thank you for changing my life. I'm literally into Interlagos. It's true, though. It's true. There is not a better weekend. Anyone that asks me, oh, what are you doing this weekend, what race is on, Matt, whatever, and I'm like, it's Brazil. It's Interlagos, a racetrack I would happily see multiple times a year and just get rid of the rubbish racers. Honestly, would we have a singular complaint if the likes of Miami, Madrid, if they just didn't occur and we had three Sao Paulo Grands Prix? Come on, who's with me? Dave, Dave Straw 94. Cadillac reveal new wheel gun set. So if you are unaware, Bottas had a cross-threaded wheel nut, which stopped him from starting the race this weekend. And he's had it, of course, before as well, during the Monaco Grand Prix, where he had the longest pit stop ever, where his wheel was just stuck on the car for like multiple days. And then, yeah, Cadillac decided to make that memory. Happen again. DaleATK56118901. If I had a nickel for every time Bottas retired because a wheel wouldn't come off, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot. Strange it happened twice. It's very strange. I don't actually know of any other driver, unless my memory is not serving me correctly, where they've had this problem. But Bottas, he had it twice. Orca Lomoga. We all knew this was coming since he started that celebration. Oh, gosh. Lando, Lando, Lando. I think that might be the last time we see him smash a champagne bottle into the ground to create an awesome, an awesome celebration. Don't get me wrong. The way in which the champagne comes out of the bottle is excellent. However, he nearly cut his hand open and... That was, that was, yeah, that was close. That could have ruled him out of Vegas. You don't know. He could have injured himself quite badly. And then after that, he walks into the fireworks. Because he's so busy, obviously, like, oh my God, the bottle's broken. Steps forward once, and the firework goes under his hat. It was a very chaotic 20 seconds for Lando, but I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see that champagne move again. This one is enjoyable. They are improving. Friendship ended with 7 and 11. Now 6 and 10 is my best friend. And it's Oscar and Nico. Excellent. I love it. I love the word art. Brilliant stuff. And yeah, 6th and 10th. Will that be the new trend? Probably not. And finally, F1 has got into one and he was still peed off with the car at the end. Max looking at Brazil's starting grid. Wait, only 21. I thought of the same thing of him starting at the back. I was like, that's like the one versus 100 thing. Although you can't really call the drivers at Brazil amateur kart racers, but. Max certainly made them look pretty damn mediocre in the wet in comparison to himself. Right, that is it. Thank you, everybody, for tuning in to the best reactions to the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend. I hope you've enjoyed it. It was a really thoroughly exciting one to watch. Of course, next is Las Vegas in a week and a half's time. We are going on tour tomorrow. P1 Live show tickets. tix.to/4/p1live. We're in Leeds tomorrow. And then after that... We're going to Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. I'm not going to be talking about this anymore because we're not touring next year. And this is literally starting tomorrow. So come and see us. Bye. Hashtag P1 as well if you want to get involved next time. Hashtag P1. Make good memes. Bye.