The Formula 1 Iceberg Explained, Vol. 1

Iceberg tiers are a popular internet phenomenon in which degrees of knowledge of a particular subject are conveyed with an iceberg, in which the most commonly well-known titbits are at the top as “the tip of the iceberg”, and way down in the depths are the conspiracy theories and information which may have been supressed or covered up. These have been made for a variety of different topics, and so naturally Formula 1 is one of them. There are a few different ones going around, but I’m going to use this one from Reddit. As you can see, there is quite a lot here, ranging from your everyday meme material at the top to the deepest darkest depths of F1 Twitter at the bottom. You know me, I’m going to do this properly and go through every single one of these statements. So, buckle up, because this could take a while.

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Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
0:49 Tier 1
8:22 Tier 2
14:41 Tier 3
25:41 Tier 4
38:07 Tier 5
46:59 Tier 6
55:37 Tier 7
1:06:22 Tier 8

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[TheBarthon]

In Spain we have a "theory" that since Alonso crash in 2015 pre-season, he still thinks is a rookie, they told him who he was, and that's why he's still so fast at his age

[wolfsruhm]

I thnk the rumor about Mick being Ralfs son stems from the perception of their driving styles being quite similar. But that makes sense since Micheal would not have been able to much influence his sons carrer due to his disabling injury from 2013, with Mick being just 14 at the time, and had yet to race more then carts. Thus his next most logical mentor for his F1-precursor years: his uncle

[rinuko]

I'm pretty sure Kvyat being the best driver on the grid is based entirely on him beating Ricciardo in 2015. This is used to infer that much like Daniel he would beat Vettel (2014) and Verstappen (2016-17), you could use the latter to say he's even better than Hamilton based on 2021, as insane as you'd sound. GOAT candidate.

[mrbeschissen]

For me, Bianchi's fatal accident is an 'iceberg'. Although a report on the course of events was published, Bianchi's accident is treated by Formula 1 as a complete taboo topic. For example, while the accidents of Senna and Hubert are repeatedly mentioned, this is not the case with Bianchi. Since apart from the mobile phone video and two pictures there are no published recordings of the accident and this is poorly documented for the public, I can't shake the feeling that something about the accident is being deliberately kept secret.

[HurairahGT]

DAS wasnt banned next race because when Mercedes came to the FIA with the DAS idea they said no because it was activated with a button. The FIA told Mercedes that it was legal so long it was done purely mechanically through driver input, thinking that Mercedes would never figure it out, they did. If the FIA wanted to ban it immediately, Mercedes could protest, saying that it was made legal by the FIA themselves.

[gherbo]

there was a top gear episode about why the finnish are so good at driving, they did a rally and raced against amateurs and still lost

[palau]

I’d imagine the Ralf is the faster Schumacher comes from a WTF1 video where they discuss the most unrealistic times when teammate comparisons prove certain drivers were quicker than others.

[gakobayashi]

1:02:27 I think it's about Massa being slower after his crash in Hungary. Nelson Piquet once said that himself lost sense of depth after his Indy crash, and believes that Massa suffered some sort of sequel, being a slower driver as a result.

[samuelecavana]

1:03:38 WRC Rally Finland, formerly known as the Thousand Lakes Rally, is the fastest rally in the calendar, usually averaging speeds exceeding 120 km/h - for this reason, the rally is also called "the Grand Prix of Rallying". So, in a uniquely finnish way, Finland does have its own GP

[Woody]

One thing you forgot to note about the “fernando is faster than you” moment is that Ferrari spent a good few laps before that telling massa to pick up the pace but massa didn’t. It’s in the season review and is a very interesting perspective

[darkowl]

20:40 in all the times I’ve heard about Spygate, I never knew that it ended in a suicide… poor guy 😢

[russianbubbawallace]

I do firmly believe that George did not have a puncture, not because Mercedes saw his potential as a threat, but rather as a test to see how he would handle things not going his way and putting him under extreme stress.

[kayjansen]

I have a theory of my own. In the 2021 season, Mercedes used Bottas for testing engine reliability. Experimenting in the races on how high they could put the engine without damaging it to much for next races. Although I’m not sure how true it holds up. It is kinda fun to think about.

[kadiechaos]

Seeing this and having been around to remember these, especially the 'Hamilton crane assistance' one shocked me, as in the footage you can see the other car almost crash into the crane - which is exactly what killed Jules so many years later. That there hadn't been anything learned from it at the time shocks me now, as looking back, Jules could still be with us now if that had been properly reviewed.

[Alexoiz]

The full iceberg explanation. That's what I have been waiting for. Thank you so much for making this video

[marekboi]

What the actual fuck, I was expecting some pretty outrageous theories but the hamilton and sutil theory had me laughing my ass off

[andrzejdrzewieniecki]

Try = Senna and Prost was actually a "bromance", with an unreciprocated feeling, however. I read it once on Reddit, and to some degree, it makes so much sense. Prost said that ever since Senna met him at some funky unimportant races in DTM-like Mercedes cars, Senna somehow "chose" him, from the first race it was Prost who Senna found the guy to beat.
Their personal relationship had always been bizarre and Prost revealed that for instance, back in 1988 they were to take part in a Honda event in Geneva and had lunch together at Prost's house nearby. Senna was apparently very evasive, spoke little if anything and slept through his stay at Prost's.
Obviously after the 1989 season it became even further strained. What I find interesting is what happened at the end of Prost career. Senna was desperate for Alain to remain in F1 and even convinced McLaren to sign him. He couldn't live without Alain driving alongside him. Was it just because of competitive spirit and him being an arch-nemesis? Or maybe was it because he had a huge crush on Prost, and knew that F1 race weekends were the only moments where he could see him, meet him. Without all this, Alain would be gone.
Prost revealed too that during the winter of 1994, Senna told him "something that I was meant to keep a secret all my life, never told it to anyone, not even my wife, my family". What possibly could have been so important to keep in secret? Was it the secret crush?
This is a far-fetched one, but there are even claims that Senna deliberately killed himself at Imola. Realising that Benetton was a rigged car, that he might not be challenging for the title, and that his beloved Alain is out of the sport, he no longer saw purpose in continuing. Dying a legend would immortalise him forever as one of the GOATs and make him into a God-like figure. And I must say, that no matter If purposefully, he achieved that.

[marcosbremermann]

41:09 Hey man, I think this one's about the 1v1 driver methodology.

WTF1 has a video explaining how absurd it is, but basically if driver A beat driver B who beat driver C, then objectively driver A is better than driver C. For example, Sainz beat Leclerc in 2021, who beat Vettel in 2020-2019. Therefore Sainz>Vettel.

Considering Max is nowadays widely regarded as the best driver on the grid, then that title should be given to Kvyat, as he beat Ricciardo in 2015, who then beat Max in 2017. Therefore, Kvyat>Max

[nomercyformayhem]

My Theory: Leclerc was hired by Ferrari solely based on the fact, that his country's flag looks like the Marlboro Logo

[donathandorko]

Senna being sniped is interesting. Not because I believe it, but during the 1999 season, Eddie Irvine got a letter from a fan, offering to shoot a small bullet into Mika Hakkinen's tyre at Monza that year. There is footage of him reading the letter in his Life in the Fast Lane documentary. Some Italian antics?