The Internet's Best Reactions To The 2021 Dutch Grand Prix

Matt takes a look at the best comments and reactions from the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

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[jhorny]

I thought the race was a good strategic battle. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time thinking someone was going to crash between turns 1 and 3. Seb spun on T3 and really good driving from Valterri to avoid that wreck. Not as good as some of this years bangers but a solid race. Plus that atmosphere looked incredible.

[Old_Motorsport_Clips]

It was a good race but it wasn’t a banger. Just like you have been saying on the podcast, everyone is getting spoiled with wild races and then normal, good races seem boring. Checo was fun to watch. The Haas team was spicy. Fernando put on some good moves. Great strategy battle the whole way. Classic F1 if you ask me.

[Conceptcreator]

For Bottas not being in front of Max after max's second pit. He was used to stop max. One pit behind on FAR slower tires and that spin of Vettel cost time... so it makes sense that he didn't end up in front of Max when Max pitted

[nicholasharshbarger]

This race is just what I needed. A good strategy battle and no red flags. It was nice to have a normal race after Hungary and that joke of a race in Spa.

[DasECuz]

Alonso before the race: "Two positions"
- gains the third position in the final laps.

[hpmachina]

Strategy battle was amazing, but on track could've been a bit better. Just needs to be a bit closer racing, which hopefully 2022 will give us!

[ianhawkins]

No, overtakes weren’t plentiful but the track layout is incredibly eye-catching & I was entertained from start to finish. Perez & Alonso’s drives were extremely fun to watch & the pit strategy was interesting as well. Lap 1 was INSANE & the fact that no one other than Seb lost it during the race was actually quite surprising

[theanswerisfortytwo]

You missed Valterri asking why he wasn't going for fastest lap. I feel that's the major thing you missed by not watching the race on TV.

[tuppytheducky]

I was very relieved that it was an overall average race, no drama and a full race was nice to have

[thlvlMage]

I was watching on F1TV so I got to see a lot of perspectives that didn't make it onto the main feed. This race was so much fun, and watching Checo go through everyone from his car's camera was extremely exciting.

[Vain]

DutchGP was spectacular in overtake front by Perez.
Strategy wars! The last lap & first lap smoke. The fans voluntarily became a part of RedBull strategy 🤣
Max asking "Is he complaining about something?" was hilarious.

[sarahsophia]

I actually really enjoyed the race… The track is AMAZING and you could feel the incredible atmosphere at Zandvoort from home - plus the strategy battles kept the race interesting. Not every race can have a 1000 overtakes, red flags and safety cars involved so let’s just appreciate the incredible track and great racing that we’ve witnessed today. AND WE STILL HAVE A CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE IT’S BEEN YEARS GUYS I’m absolutely in love with this season so far so please people stop whining xx

[formula]

I'm sorry, hold on, Lando had a "beautiful overcut" because Daniel backed up the pack for him by slowing down about 4 seconds a lap for several laps - he didn't just "drop back" for no reason, his pace was actually quite good. And then in the end Lando was just where Daniel would've been anyway. So if you want to feel sad for Daniel, feel sad because McLaren's strategy compromised his race for literally no reason.

[tiadaid]

The racing could be more exciting if they focused on the action. We missed Alonso overtaking Sainz because the director focused on Max going around.

[Endless-River]

Man, the green screen provides a massive sense of 3D realism to Matt and his surroundings, insane technology.

[thesighbored]

Perez the MVP of the race charging through the pack with overtakes.

[midnight.ramen.]

All I thought about the race was if I had made a drinking game out of Lewis complaining about the tires I wouldn’t have been awake to see Max win

[dacoconutnut]

"They are so fast man!" gave me "they race me so hard" vibes ngl

[xxcrobarxx]

Zandvoort was very interesting. The track is almost like a stadium track. As an American, it definitely was appealing to watch F1 cars hit some banked turns.

[emiraces]

The race was pretty decent. The atmosphere and strat battle were great