We are back for the 2021 USA GP at COTA after a gap last year and what a race did we witness! This is literally history in the making, it’s the Clash of the Titans! With about 400,000 people in attendance during this weekend, Max and Lewis put up a show that is worthy of a tense championship battle that we are currently in. While there was an intense battle for the lead, all the other midfield teams were also battling it out to try and gain some extra points.
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2021 USA GP Episode Summary
In this Episode we discuss:
1. Battle of the Titians 👊
2. Bottas opens an engine parts store
3. Sergio plays the Bottas’s role
4. Naughty Alonso 😈
5. Reds vs Orange
6. TV Directors finally do their job well
7. Alan van der Merwe joins Toto in the Hall of Shame 🤥
2021 USA GP Driver Ratings
Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding
| POS | DRIVER | Car | Sarang’s Rating | Akash’s Rating |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 9/10 | 10/10 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Mclaren Mercedes | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 8.5/10 | 8/10 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | Mclaren Mercedes | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri Honda | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| NC | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | DNF | DNF |
| NC | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | DNF | DNF |
| NC | Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri Honda | DNF | DNF |
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