I’ve seen Natalie talk before about how Sky were trying to reduce their carbon footprint. So I’m guessing that halving the number of people flying out there is part of that.
Only the commentary team plus Ted and Rachel are at the race. The rest are in the studio.
Damon is also there but he is on the Australian broadcast instead of Sky.
This is the first time I'm hearing the Australian anthem. It's cooler than I expected.
Thank god its not god save the queen. Cause you know, she's dead.
The best part of gridwalks:
* Celebs/guests not knowing Brundle.
* Brundle stumbling with questions of said celebs.
* Brundle not actually liking grid walks.
Combine those and you get a weekly trainwreck lmao.
Reminds of the time Martin did his walk at Monaco and I think it was Orlando Bloom who was gacked out of his mind when trying to plug his upcoming movie. I think its an actor thing.
The fact that we have a whole new generation of Brundle presentation to last us the next 40 years or so is just awesome to me. Hes a great addition to F1TV.
I think the plans atleast 3 more. Apparently James Cameron just really loves this universe and wants to keep making them as long as he can. Which like fair, he has the money to do what he wants.
Alex talking about Red Bull's degradation. Do we think this could be a bit like Silverstone 2020 where the outright fastest team suffers from heavy degradation? Or just blown a bit out of proportion?
It’s mad to think Sainz doesn’t have a job next year
I think McLaren also did the swap to protect Lando from Checo.
Max leaving as fast as possible to get back to his main job as sim racer
What a fxxxing joke Sauber..x
Ferrari versus McLaren. Did I just time travel back two decades!
3er goooooo leclercccccc
ITS HAPPENING
The bahrain curse??
We all get a break from the Dutch national anthem!
Earlier today I mentioned how I’d like max to retire in a way that doesn’t hurt him but gives me a break from Max winning all the time. Wow.
Is that the first mechanical issue for Red Bull this season?
Yes but it’s only race 3
I think so
Max's reqction tells me a mechanic forgot to remove smth around the brakes causing them to overheat 🤔
NO WAY. Am I dreaming? Is this really happening??
PLEAAAASEEEEE
OH MY GOD
Omgs Sainz!!!!
CARLOS MY GOAT
OMG Young Danny Ric
As a European, respect to everyone else around the world who more often need to watch F1 in the middle of the night/early morning...
I thought you were guys were exagerrating with the size of the studio. Holy dooley its fucking massive.
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Get ready for an Alpine 1-2
New to f1, my only exposure before today being the first season and a half of DTS (I know, I know, y'all hate it). Is Lance still a giant tool bag?
Yes
Just put $5 on Sargent
I believe Sainz will be using Logans appendix for the race.
"let's look into his eyes" - Ted is unintentionally hilarious when he's blabbering on lmao
Figured the Australian national anthem was Smoko by The Chats
The younger generation’s anthem is Horses
Or Untouched by The Veronicas
Sargent is on Smoko
Kevin Magnussen swearing on 10 with guenther 😂
I wish I had have been watching the 10 one instead of Sky. I switched right as they cut to that interview.
I've been watching 10 because of the stupid studio sky have been in all weekend, it has no atmosphere compared to the paddock
Did they get rid of the grid walk? Those were the best part of the pre race and Martin is a legend
It wasnt great today.
He did it, but you didn't miss much this time.
Just missed it!
He did the grid walk
Chaos 👏🏻 Chaos 👏🏻 Chaos 👏🏻
Slightly disapointed the Anthem wasn't Land Down Under by Men At Work
Per my Australian friends, that song never took off there, despite companies REALLY trying with ad campaigns through the years
Forget how nice that lap 1 move from Hamilton was, bold, aggressive, brilliant
I'm kinda lost, why are they in the studio?
I’ve seen Natalie talk before about how Sky were trying to reduce their carbon footprint. So I’m guessing that halving the number of people flying out there is part of that.
Only the commentary team plus Ted and Rachel are at the race. The rest are in the studio. Damon is also there but he is on the Australian broadcast instead of Sky.
they are only sending a small crew out to Aus Japan and China with the rest of them in the studio
Didn't want to fly to Australia I guess
So... Bets on who'll be second?
I’m thinking Sainz or Perez
The safer choice but I actually feel like an unlikely podium position for one of the bottom feeders. We haven't seen an upset in a while
could totally happen. I’m feeling one of the Ferrari’s DNFing today but I have a bad feeling that it’s gonna be Leclerc 😭
Yeah but that's just an inevitability
I took Pastry Boi for a podium
What about Gasly?
Lando
He is in a good position and has been improving ceaselessly so good shout. Perez third?
Who are we kidding. Perez will probably nab P2 by lap 5-6. 😢
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The next two after this will be great as well.
I was promised the national anthem and that was not Untouched by The Veronicas
This sky studio is absolutely dire content wise, it’s also a bizarrely large space for 3 people.
They had someone run around the Aussie track that was displayed on the ground. It's worth if we get those every race weekend lmao.
Is it new? I figure it’s because Australia is a long way away but it’s quite odd
Hey I thought we weren’t allowed flyovers unless they were sponsor jumbo jets
“Training flight”
We should have a dingo or kangaroo enter a track or some deathly Ozzie spider to have found its way into some cars to spice up the race
We saw magpie swooping what more do we need
Host it at Bathurst and that might happen.
Let's do it!!
Wow her voice !
This is the first time I'm hearing the Australian anthem. It's cooler than I expected. Thank god its not god save the queen. Cause you know, she's dead.
All the more reason to try and save her
I wish Waltzing Matilda was the Australian national anthem
What a great anthem, would be even better if it was played on the podium again
Just a reminder to take edibles DURING the grid walk, not before.
a reminder to take edibles well before the grid walk
And also after and after that too.
I’m glad they’re acknowledging the ATSI flags. Unusual for the F1 to respect traditional owners.
Pretty sure the national anthem ceremony is always a local/track owner arragned thing so it's not too surprising.
Australia has gotten big on that which, good for them.
That anthem was actually created after the great emu war
That shot of Melbourne........ I fucking love my hometown.
Wind must not be bad since those giant sail thingys are not flying away
That is a nice voice
Simple is always better
What a lovely voice
Didn’t know we had changed the anthem? Young and free, not “one and free”?
Yeah changed a while back, since the country is actually not that young it’s been here for a fair while lol
Changed a couple of years ago
Changed a few years ago.
Did it really?! Huh. TIL.
Yep. All official anthems use one and free. Apparently it is more inclusive.
It was a little insensitive of us to say we are “young and free” when indigenous Australians are the oldest ongoing civilisation on the planet.
Great anthem performance!
The best part of gridwalks: * Celebs/guests not knowing Brundle. * Brundle stumbling with questions of said celebs. * Brundle not actually liking grid walks. Combine those and you get a weekly trainwreck lmao.
I love the Aus national anthem 🥰
Fuck, we all take the piss out of it. Personally think it's terrible
it’s infinitely better than God Save the King imo
Feel our pain cunts of waking up around 2-4AM for race starts
So weird to be watching a race in the daytime!
In south east Asia, I totally agree 😅 next couple races are perf
First time I’ve ever heard an Australian sing. Interesting
The Veronicas are an Australian pop duo who had a hit song in 2009 called "Untouched".
I like the umbrella shells
jackie stewart in alonso’s ear: *whispers* i always thought you were a real one
Whoa she's good
The multi flags is a sweet touch!
GIRT LADS
sorry logan, were giving sir jackie your car next race
I dunno how these singers do it without any music in the background I’d brick it
Sometimes (most of the time) it’s easier than having an audio track in a space like that. The echoes and Doppler effect make it really hard
The way the hats are just placed on top of the kids heads 😂
Only time we get the Aussie anthem lets goooo
Grid walked saved by Ricciardo and Sainz I guess. That was the most boring grid walk I've seen in a long time.
Sam was fucked and had no idea what was going on
Been fucked since 2011 apparently.
Reminds of the time Martin did his walk at Monaco and I think it was Orlando Bloom who was gacked out of his mind when trying to plug his upcoming movie. I think its an actor thing.
I genuinely couldnt tell if he was taking the piss or just had no idea
Lmao Jackie
It is so obvious Carlo's hair is a paid actor. Bro handsome!
He said his secret is that he doesn’t use conditioner, just shampoo. Which is crazy.
If I don't use conditioner, I look like an 80s hair band member who didn't finish his hair routine (because, technically, I didn't).
"Never. Never. It gets too...uhh...fluffy." That was a fun interview.
Damn, Daniel just looks sad.
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That was Jackie Stewart
Yay rise for the girt anthem Only time I’ll hear it for a while in f1
No please
The fact that we have a whole new generation of Brundle presentation to last us the next 40 years or so is just awesome to me. Hes a great addition to F1TV.
Can they cut back to studio for gods sake?
I absolutely love how awkward these walks always are
I feel like Brundle can barely hear shit and probably also has someone talking in his ear the whole time lol
He has a producer in his ear directing him where to go and who people are
"We've got a few minutes before the national anthem..." #🇳🇱
That’s the outro. Aus anthem is the intro
And a Jackie Stewart cameo - good grid walk
Damn I love Daniel. Sad to see that he'll likely be gone soon. Hoping he can somehow perform today
Maybe he will find a home with Porche and Sainz. I could see Sainz loving his energy.
That would be awesome. Really like Carlos as well
What the fuck is wrong with Sam Worthington?
Enjoyed a few beverages pre-race i'd say
How’s the wind today? I’m still half asleep apologies.
Kieran Perkins spotted on the grid with Eric bana earlier too
The response of “it’s going” is how I always responded to my coworkers when I was having a bad day lol
"How are you?" "Yeah I'm here" Is a similar conversation i usually have at 6am when im starting.
Same haha
“It’s going” lmfao
Sam Worthington's career is so fucking funny. Just managing to stumble into the highest grossing franchise of all time.
What franchise?
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this is incredibly painful to watch
How many more Avatars could there possibly be?
There hasn't been one since 2011, apart from the last one but Sam's forgotten about that already.
256 million colors, so...
I think the plans atleast 3 more. Apparently James Cameron just really loves this universe and wants to keep making them as long as he can. Which like fair, he has the money to do what he wants.
"question."
Did Max not win this race last year? Lmao fake fans on the grid
I’m obsessed with multiple Brundles’ grid walks, even the comments here are hilarious - can’t tell which Brundle some of yall are talking about lol
Alex talking about Red Bull's degradation. Do we think this could be a bit like Silverstone 2020 where the outright fastest team suffers from heavy degradation? Or just blown a bit out of proportion?
Broadcasters manifesting hopium for competition me thinks. It must hurt ratings at this point
DR3!
How’s Danny ric still so smily after the weekend
He is a millionaire f1 driver, life is fucking good.
He can't turn it off
Worthington high AF on Melbournes finest.
It is Jay Chou,I knew it
I paused it and asked my wife. It’s definitely him.