The paddock is the restricted area at an F1 race where teams and drivers spend time between sessions. It’s not the main grandstand area, and it’s where you might see people from the teams up close.
Qualifying is when drivers try to set the fastest lap to decide who starts where in the race. It’s usually loud and busy because cars are running at speed.
To out-qualify means to qualify faster than another driver in the qualifying session. In F1, qualifying position strongly affects race strategy and starting position, so beating a teammate in qualifying is a meaningful performance marker.
A wheel cover is a small aerodynamic piece on the outside of the tire. If it comes off or gets damaged, it can make the car handle worse, which can cost time in a race.
Austria is one of the places F1 races. The host is comparing how the drivers did there versus at another track to show how results can flip from weekend to weekend.
Parc fermé is a rule that restricts what teams can change on the car after certain sessions. The host is saying that after the sprint, F1 lets teams change things again before the main race.
Friday practice is the early track time at the start of an F1 weekend. Teams use it to learn how the car behaves and begin adjusting it for the rest of the event.
This sounds like a name for an F1 rule/area that affects what teams can do after the sprint. The key idea is that teams get a chance to adjust the car again before the main race.
A sprint race is a shorter F1 race on the same weekend. It helps decide where cars start for the main race, so teams have to get their setup right fast.
This likely refers to the qualifying session that comes before the sprint race. It helps decide where the cars line up for the sprint, so teams try to get their setup working quickly.
Lewis is Lewis Hamilton, one of the most successful F1 drivers. The host is talking about how his feedback and results relate to how well the team’s car setup choices worked.
Charles is Charles Leclerc, Ferrari’s driver. The host is saying his feedback and the team’s setup tweaks seem to explain why the car worked better at one point and worse at another.
Mercedes is the German Formula 1 constructor and engine/technical powerhouse that has competed at the front for many seasons. The host contrasts Mercedes’s “fast but delicate” nature with Ferrari’s “fast but difficult to dial in,” implying different setup sensitivity and balance characteristics.
“Dial in” just means getting the car tuned correctly. The host is saying the Ferrari can be fast, but it takes more precise tuning to make it work well.
These are corners where the car needs extra “stickiness” to go fast without sliding. The team adjusts the car so it creates more downforce, which helps the tires grip the track.
These are corners where the car doesn’t need as much aerodynamic grip to stay stable. Teams may run less downforce to reduce drag and help the car go faster on the straights.
A jump start is when a car moves before the race start is officially signaled. The rules treat it as cheating because it can help the driver get a head start.
A grid box is the exact spot on the starting grid where your car is supposed to wait. If you move early and the officials consider it part of the start procedure, you can get a penalty.
Ferrari is a famous racing team in Formula 1, known for its red cars. The host is describing a fan who was dressed in Ferrari-themed clothing at the race.
Silverstone is a well-known race track in the UK where Formula 1 races happen. The hosts are saying it’s a great weekend because the fans and paddock energy feel really special.
“Flip-flopping” here means the team’s performance keeps changing a lot—sometimes great, sometimes not. The host is using that idea to judge how serious Mercedes’ championship threat really is.
Red Bull is another top Formula 1 team. The host is talking about whether their engine is actually the best, and whether the numbers being cited are trustworthy.
The FIA is the organization that oversees Formula 1 rules and reporting. “FIA statistics” means official performance numbers, and the host says they’re not clear enough to prove who has the best engine.
A “title race” just means the fight to win the championship over the whole season. The host is saying Ferrari looks close enough to be part of that fight.
“Bounce back” means getting back to form after a tough race. The host is saying Ferrari needs to show they can recover and be fast again soon.
Place
Zanvort
“Zanvort” is the track in the Netherlands where Formula 1 races. The host is saying it could be a good test for whether Ferrari’s improved form continues after the summer break.
Leclerc is Charles Leclerc, one of Ferrari’s drivers. The host is saying his points lead makes it hard for rivals, and his new contract could help Ferrari stay competitive.
A “new contract” means a driver signed an updated agreement with their team. The host is wondering if that could affect how Ferrari performs right now.
Michael Schumacher was a legendary Formula 1 driver. Here, he’s mentioned because Ferrari’s team decisions helped him win even when his teammate was doing better.
Rubens Barrichello was a Formula 1 driver for Ferrari in the early 2000s. In this example, he was the faster driver but the team still let his teammate win.
Team orders are when a racing team tells its drivers to change how they race each other. Instead of racing purely for position, the team may ask one driver to let the other pass for strategy reasons.
The podium procedure is the official way the drivers are lined up and celebrated right after the race. The host is saying Ferrari got fined because they messed up that expected order.
Fresh tyres are new tires put on during a pit stop. New tires usually grip the road better, so the timing of when you switch them can strongly affect race position.
Track position means your order on the track. In F1, being ahead can be a big advantage because passing isn’t always easy and strategy often depends on where you are.
A restart is when the race starts running at full speed again after a slowdown. Who gets going best (and who has the better tires) can make a big difference.
Slipstream is when you drive closely behind another car and the air resistance drops. That can help you pull out faster and set up an overtake, especially on long straight sections.
A clause is a specific line in the rulebook. The host is reading the exact numbered rule about what lapped cars are supposed to do in that safety-car situation.
Lapped cars are cars that are behind the leader by at least one full lap. During safety-car periods, they may be told to get out of the way and rejoin later so the race can restart safely and fairly.
In some races, if something is unsafe on the track, a “safety car” drives out to slow everyone down. Then, once the track is clear, the race can restart.
“Abu Dhabi 2021” is shorthand for a famous Formula 1 race in 2021 that had major controversy about how race rules were applied. The host is comparing today’s situation to that debate.
The race director is the official in charge of race control. They make key calls during the race, like how restarts and safety car periods are handled.
A mechanical error means something physical failed—like a part or system. The host is saying that could have been behind the confusion about the race ending.
A technical error means something technical broke or didn’t work correctly. Here, the host suggests it may have caused confusion about what was supposed to happen at the end of the race.
Person
Simon Lazenby
Simon Lazenby is a Formula 1 TV/radio commentator. The hosts are suggesting the FIA should talk to him to explain what happened after the race.
Kimi Antonelli is a Mercedes Formula 1 driver. The hosts are talking about how fast he looked, and also about whether a crash/damage moment was his fault or just bad luck.
Ferrari is one of the teams in Formula 1 that builds and races its own cars. Here, the host is saying Ferrari’s cars are fast, but the driver isn’t always getting the car to feel right.
In F1, drivers earn points based on where they finish each race. A “25 point gap” means one driver is 25 points ahead of the other in the championship race.
In racing, “reliability” means the car keeps working properly and doesn’t break down. If one driver’s car is more reliable, they’re more likely to finish races and score points.
A “setup issue” means the car isn’t adjusted quite right. In F1, the team changes settings so the car handles the way the driver wants; if it’s off, the driver can’t get the same performance.
Nico Hülkenberg is a Formula 1 driver from Germany. Here, the host mentions him because he studied racing data and figured out where a driver could improve—like braking later and carrying more speed.
“Brake later” means you wait longer before slowing down for a corner. If you do it well, you can keep more speed through the turn, but you have to be accurate so you don’t run wide.
“Outright pace” means pure speed—how fast you can be on a normal lap. The host is using it to compare how quickly different teams’ cars seem to be performing.
“Max” means Max Verstappen. The host is saying that many drivers compare themselves to him and feel they can’t match his level—so it’s a big deal if someone else starts looking like they can.
Downforce is the “grip from the air” that presses the tires onto the track. If the rear wing doesn’t do its job, the back of the car can lose grip and the driver can spin.
Concept
downforce balance
Balance is how the car’s grip is split between the front and the back. If the back loses grip, the car can start to rotate too much and spin.
This is the rear wing system that can move or adjust during driving. If it doesn’t close the way it should, the car can get the wrong amount of grip and become unstable.
“Papaya rules” is a playful way of talking about McLaren’s orange identity and team way of doing things. The point is whether Verstappen would fit into that culture and approach.
Aston Martin is another Formula 1 team. The speaker is saying that their plans for the 2026 season haven’t gone well, so they may not be a realistic option for a top driver.
Person
Carlos
“Carlos” is a Formula 1 driver. The speaker is talking about rumors of driver changes and whether he would be the one moved out to make space.
2027 is the next future season being discussed. The idea is that McLaren may not be fully there right now, but they’re planning improvements that should pay off later.
Oscar here refers to Oscar Piastri, a Formula 1 driver for McLaren. The hosts describe how he was damaged on the opening lap in Belgium after contact, which forced an unscheduled pit stop and affected his race outcome.
The opening lap is the very first lap after the race starts. It’s often the most chaotic part of the race, so if you get hit there, it can seriously damage your chances for the rest of the event.
A pit stop is when the car pulls into the pit lane to get help, usually tires and sometimes repairs. In this case, Oscar couldn’t be serviced right away, so it happened one lap later and affected his strategy.
Term
nose box change
A nose box change means replacing the damaged front section of the car. Since the front affects how the car grips the road and how air flows around it, teams often have to swap it out after a crash.
A hard compound tyre is a tougher tire that lasts longer. They put it on to help Oscar stay out longer, even though it may not grip as strongly as softer tires.
An opening stint is the first stretch of the race on your initial tires. Here, they chose a harder tire so Oscar could go longer before needing to pit again.
This part explains what went wrong for Oscar in Belgium and how early contact affected his race. They walk through the damage and the knock-on effects for tires and pit timing.
A five-second penalty means the driver gets extra time added to their race result. It’s usually for breaking a rule, and it can drop them behind other cars.
“Radio radar” means paying attention to what drivers say over the team radio during the race. It can reveal what’s going wrong or what the team is telling them to do.
Audi is a car brand that also competes in racing. Here they’re talking about how Audi’s drivers are performing and scoring points.
Term
early points on the board
“Points on the board” just means a driver scored points in the standings. Those points add up over the season.
Person
Gabru Bortoletto
Gabru Bortoletto is a racing driver being discussed for doing well and scoring points. The hosts hint they might invite him to talk on the show.
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the Formula One podcast that speaks to the biggest names in the sport and doesn't take it all too
seriously. I'm Betty Glover. You'll know that if you're a regular listener that I am in the USA
covering the World Cup. So hello from Atlanta. Yes, I'm still here, still trying to find good
coffee. Greg James, our team principal who pops up every now and then to give his wild opinions,
had a very busy weekend. We're going to talk about that later because what on earth? But of course,
our resident Formula One geek, Christian Hugel, was live on the ground at Silverstone, living his
best life, doing all sorts of different things. Christian, how was it? What was your favorite
part? Would you like to know what my honest favorite part was? Well, two favorite parts.
Meeting the loads of lovely Fast and Curious listeners who came to watch
the show I did for my other podcast on the main stage. That was just lovely. We've got
the best listeners ever. You say this to me all the time because they're sliding into your DMs,
giving you coffee recommendations and like, you only have to do something and people go,
wonder what Christian will think. Our listeners are the best. I just appreciate it, everybody
coming up. I feel like everyone says that, but ours actually are the best. Oh my God, every podcast
says it, but it's so true. It's just the nicest bunch of people. That's lovely. Thank you. If you
saw me at the weekend and said hello, thank you. There's loads of caps in the crowd from when we
briefly sold caps. We're going to try and fix that and do more caps at another point. That's for
another day. My other highlight, Betty, was bumping into, you know, you mentioned Greg James for
our international listeners. Greg presents a big UK breakfast show. I know this is controversial.
I bumped into the person who presents like possibly the other biggest UK breakfast show,
Chris Stark, who is also a friend of Greg James. Yes. And I basically ended up being his F1 coach
for the weekend. So hi, Chris. He's a fan of the show and bumped into a lovely, you bump into
people, you know, like people you've not seen in ages and like bumped into ex-work colleague,
because there's so many people, the biggest grand prix ever, literally the biggest grand prix
there's ever been, 560,000. You just bump into people. It's lovely. The attendance figures for
Silverstone was insane. Oh, hi. Did it feel busier than the previous few years? Yes.
Yeah, it really did. And you go and like you've not, you will have now not been for two years
when you're back next year. So you go and it's like your brain plays tricks on you, looking
round at stuff going, I swear that wasn't that big last year. Like the Lando stand way bigger. The
Lando stand is insane. Little things like the pop-up hotel where I saw Chris. And like,
hang on a minute, this wasn't this last year. And they're like, no, no, we're four times bigger
than last year or whatever it was. And you just like, but it did feel busier. It felt like there
were more people. So you just end up bumping into, I bumped into old work colleagues, like three
different old work colleagues, so many Fast and Curious fans. It's just so funny that people come
up to me like they know me. And like just one person just outside the paddock just came up to
me and went, hi, Christian, how's Derek? And I've never spoken to this person in my life before,
never seen him in my life. And it's just, it all comes with this part. So it was a great weekend.
It was a really busy weekend. My voice is, my voice is struggling, but that's largely through
shouting over cars for the entirety of qualifying to explain what was going on to Chris. So, yeah,
it was, it was insane, but a brilliant, brilliant, brilliant weekend that I just loved.
And it was also a really good Grand Prix, wasn't it? So coming up on this episode of the Fast and
Curious, just how fed up is Max Verstappen? Why is the Formula One rumour mill in absolute overdrive?
How did Charlotte Claire turn it all around and a radio radar for the ages? But Christian,
anyone that missed it, or maybe, maybe anyone that wants a bit of a refresh, run us through
the top 10 from the British Grand Prix? Well, Charlotte Claire won the race, and that's his
first win since the US Grand Prix of 2024. George Russell got his fifth podium of the season in second.
Lewis Hamilton, third, also a fifth podium of the season with Lando in fourth. Isaac Hadger became
the first teammate to out-qualify Max at Silverstone and finished the race in fifth. Liam
Lawson's joint best result of the season in sixth. Arvid Lindblad's joint best result of the season
and in his Formula One career. In seventh, Gabriel Bortoletto's best result of the season. In eighth,
Franco Colopinto's fifth points finish of the season in ninth, and a double points finish for
Alpine with Pierre Gasly rounding out the top 10. I love seeing Franco Colopinto and Pierre Gasly
in the top 10. It's just normal now, isn't it? We used to sort of see them there and celebrate it,
and now I'm like, yeah, I'm fully expecting them to get in the top 10. I had a bit of a
shocker in Austria, didn't they? So they needed to bounce back, but they did. Yeah, so well done to
Alpine. But Betty, Alpine aren't quite in the championship fight yet. Who knows when they're
spotted by Gucci next season, they might be. They might. They might suddenly turn it around
and get in the top three. They might, but Kimmy Antonelli, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton
are so. Betty, what are the scores on the doors? So, Kimmy Antonelli is leading the World Championship
on 179. George Russell, 154. That's 25 points off of Kimmy Antonelli, and Lewis Hamilton in third,
147. That, it really does feel like Russell could close this gap quite quickly, actually,
when you look at it like that. I disagree. You disagree. Why? If George is going to close the
gap, the only way he is going to close the gap is through Kimmy getting all the reliability problems,
unless. Which has happened quite often now. It has. But the caveat to that, and we'll talk
about and say this a bit more in a minute, but the caveat to that is this time last year,
Lando only really won the race because of Oscar Gotten Lucky with the Safety Car. And
we were sat here for a big chunk of last season going, well, Lando can't really get
close to Oscar Pacewise, and it all turned really suddenly. So, it is not too late for it to turn
round, but I analyse F1 and the here and now, and as we sit here right now, I don't think
George has got the pace to be quicker than Kimmy. And there's, I've seen people online saying,
oh, well, George is being judged unfairly, and he's been unlucky. They've both been unlucky,
and I'm sorry, I just think, and this is the brutal reality of top level sport. It doesn't
give me any pleasure to say it for George. Like, I like George. Kimmy is just faster at the moment.
And so, yes, Betty, that gap has plummeted and title fight is on. But oh, my Lord was there,
a healthy slice of luck there, a wheel cover related slice of luck. Otherwise, we'd be sat here going,
well, this looks ominous. Yeah, I mean, George definitely wasn't the outright quickest Mercedes,
was it? We'll talk about that in a sec. Let's start. Let's start with Ferrari, guys,
because if you're a Charlotte Claire fan, you'll be absolutely buzzing with what happened on Sunday.
How nice was it to see a happy Charlotte Claire? Because amongst all of that chaos that sort of
happened at Silverstone, he just remained like this composed guy that just sort of breathed through
and managed to get his first win in bloody ages. Yeah, Austin 2024 when I was at that race, and for
me, it seems a long time ago. And I'm not Charlotte Claire famously, as many of you listening will
have noticed, if not all. So how along it must have felt for him? Goodness me, we're just so used to him
looking like a dog who's lost their owner, you know, just looking sad. That's a very good way of
describing this. It is, isn't it? He has the puppy dog eyes and just looks so sad a lot of the time.
And we were saying he signed this new contract and then at the worst weekend and it was like,
remember, you're never leaving, Charles. So it was a total joy to watch his happy little face
as he got off the podium, his little smile where he instead looked like a satisfied hamster who's
just been given a lovely bit of cheese, that little cute face and he was so happy and he deserves it.
And if you'd said to me before the weekends, Christian, do you think Ferrari can win the
race? I'd have said absolutely not. Okay, they needed a slice of luck. But they were better than I
thought they would be. And B, if you'd said to me, which Ferrari will win if it's going to be a Ferrari,
I'd have bet a significant amount of money were I betting, man, and I'm not on it being Lewis
Hamilton. And that's why we love this sport. It's unpredictable and people like me who are paid to
analyse and supposedly a Formula One experts come out of weekends like this one looking like we
know absolutely subtle because I'd have never predicted that. And that's why we love it.
I actually said to somebody the other day a couple of weeks ago, I was like, well, I think,
I said, I thought Charlotte Clair would have done really well in Austria
and then not very well in Silverstone. But it was the complete other way round.
It was completely the other way round. And I think what was really important was,
and I've said this on the pod before, one of the best things Formula One ever did was reopen
Park Fermi after the sprint race has finished, because you come into the weekend, you have
Friday practice, you then have sprint quality, you then have the sprint race, but the weekend
can then totally reset because the teams and the drivers can go away and go, what are we going to
change? What didn't work when they've had effectively a mini qualifying and a mini race?
And it seemed to all change from there because on Friday in the sprint race, Lewis looked the
better Ferrari like we've seen all season. But Lewis's comments after the race were really
interesting, as were Charles's comments, because it seemed like Charles went one way in terms of
setup and it was like, oh, that worked. And let's see, is this a turning point for Charlotte Clair?
Is this season going to get better from here? Is this the little click? Has he found something?
Because the setup changes he made for part two of the weekend worked and Lewis went the opposite
way. Do you think that's where all of this came from for Charlotte Clair? Literally some changes
that seem to just click for him? I think so. I think setup changes. Will their quotes post-race
suggest that? I think it was setup changes and it's just, I think I've said it before that the
Ferrari, so the Mercedes is fast but delicate, whereas the Ferrari is fast but sort of difficult
to dial in and I think it needs quite a specific setup and that's why you've seen Lewis happier
and Charles not so happy and then it flipped today. So I think the Ferrari car to me seems
like if you get your setup wrong, you're in for struggle. Now listen, Lewis wasn't miles away
from Charles like Charles has been from Lewis but straight away after the podium, I mean you
expect it from Lewis Hamilton, he tends to be gallant in defeat. He said to, I think it was
Jensen during the podium interviews, listen, Charles was better there, Charles did the better
job and then their post-race comments suggested that they sort of went opposite ways in setups and
it's had this result. So that to me is where it all changed and but the more interesting thing is
has that clicked something for Charles now? I'll be fascinated to see how he gets on in Belgium,
which another, it's a different track to Silverstone but it's got its long straights,
it's got its high downforce corners, I'll be interested where it's got high and low downforce
corners, it's got slow fast corners. I'll just be interested to see where
Charles picks up in Spa because I hope for his sake that he goes away thinking, ah, that's what
this car needs and let's wait and see. It'll be interesting to see whether or not this gives
Charles like a little bit of a confidence boost as well, whether he's had a tough time, like you
say 2024 the last time he won a Grand Prix. That is a long old time, a lot of people have been
talking about him, he's had a lot of sort of like criticism about his driving, so I wonder whether
this will give him that little boost that he needs. Lewis Hamilton obviously had that full start, the
destroyed his dream of winning a tenth Silverstone. What happened with Lewis? What do you think went
wrong? I don't think much went wrong, I actually still think it was a very strong weekend from
Lewis. It was an un-Lewis-like mistake where it wasn't a jump start, it was the car moved
before the start. The difference is a jump start is you start the movement and continue the movement
and you set off the grid before the lights go out. Movement before the race start is the car
jolted but still they can go out the grid box but even movement before the lights go out
is enough for a penalty. You're right Betty, you're absolutely right, he wasn't going to win the race
after that and I don't think you'd have won the race anyway because I think
Charles was faster and Lewis was keen to say that, he made the mistake, it was a mistake,
Charles was faster but Lewis had a very good sprint, ran Kimmy with the sprint qualifying
and sprint race, you know really good, ran Kimmy close. I'm not worried for Lewis Hamilton,
I think it's a good weekend for Charles Leclerc, he was better this weekend, we did see that
towards the start of the season on occasion but I'm not worried for Lewis Hamilton at all,
I think his weekend was solid. I think Kimmy Antonelli would have won it if he hadn't
had those issues wouldn't he but Charles Leclerc did what he needed to do didn't he?
Did you see that video? I don't know if you would have seen this but there was this little boy,
head to toe in Ferrari, he had his little ear defenders on, absolutely sobbing at the end of
the race, like streaming tears, couldn't catch his breath, just absolutely sobbing.
It's why we love the sport isn't it? I go back to saying about Silverstone that it was lovely to
bump into old friends, lovely to see listeners, there was a lovely moment I saw where a little
lad was in the paddock on Thursday dressed head to foot in a little Kimmy Antonelli race suit
and the wide eyed nature of them looking around the paddock, it was just lovely so it's why we
love the sport and I'm going back to the start of the podcast where what was nice, I bumped into
another different work colleague who was like, he was a very casual F1 fan and went for the first
time and was like oh my god this sport's massive and weekends like Silverstone make you realise
that, seeing little things like you just said Betty, the amount of people there and there is
something very special about the way it all comes together at Silverstone so yeah those little things
are cute. It looked fantastic, it did, it looked so so good, I was obviously following it sort of
through your Instagram as well and I was just like oh my god it looks insane, it's such a nice weekend
isn't it, in Atlanta even though obviously the World Cup's going on and you've got like at the
moment there's just Argentina fans literally everywhere because they're playing Egypt tomorrow
in Atlanta so they're everywhere but even yesterday there were just so many Formula One fans walking
around in like McLaren shirts loads of McLaren shirts Ferrari shirts and just like everywhere
and I was getting so many messages being like, Betty you've got to go to this bar in the morning
to watch the F1, it shows the F1 every single weekend it's just so cool. Again this is our listeners
that comes from this part like it's lovely and we're so grateful for it, me and Betty are like
it's just lovely. We've got side tracks here, what should we carry on talking about Ferrari?
Nicole on Instagram asks if those Mercedes keep flip-flopping, are Ferrari in this title fight?
Well there's yes basically is the answer to the question because I refer back to what I said earlier
Betty walking around the paddock on Thursday you've witnessed this with your F1 TV gigs
you get the chatter don't you like the journals chat to each other the presenters chat to each
other if you get on well with team members I spoke to somebody at McLaren who's higher
but McLaren everyone's saying they know looks very Mercedes like doesn't it and yet Ferrari were
closer because there's this apparently we're to believe that the Red Bull have the strongest engine
and listen Red Bull have done a great job but nobody actually believes Red Bull have got the
strongest engine just these confusing FIA statistics that came out and because Silverstone is so
powerful and so long everybody thought Mercedes would walk it so the fact that Ferrari were as
close as they were to me makes me think they are in the title race they seemed I said to you on the
last pod we need to see how they bounce back from Austria I think they've done that well
and I think if they can do it at Silverstone and be as close as they were to
Mercedes pace on a track that's so big and long and fast it makes me think they definitely could
at a Zanvort first race after the summer break hungry first race before the summer break I'm really
interested in that now to our lovely listener who asks the question Nicolle Nicolles points
as if the Mercs kill it flip-flopping yeah again they're going to take points out of each other
definitely I've just said to you there's there's the chance that George will
roar back like Lando did last year but I suppose the flip side to that could be a resurgence
Leclerc might be a championship headache for Ferrari because he's on 108 points with Antonelli
on 179 that's a massive gap hmm Hamilton on 147 Leclerc on 180 but Leclerc's just signed this new
contract he's the Ferrari Golden Boy a Ferrari going to be turning around and going at this early
stage help Lewis out I don't do you think they would Betty I don't think they would
somebody tweeted yesterday I can't remember who it was and they tweeted being like Ferrari
should have let Hamilton win that race because he's the one that is in the championship battle
and I just thought no chance the thought crossed my mind and it's how you want to go racing
the Ferrari of the 2000s made calls like that there was one particular race in the early
2000s where Michael Schumacher's teammate Rubens Barrichello had been the better driver all weekend
they let Schumacher win the race Schumacher even forced Barrichello to stand on the top step of
the podium Ferrari got fined for ruining the podium procedure it was a whole thing it doesn't
look good on you and it's for a McLaren sorry I said it a lot last year it's how you want to go
racing so there will be a time where that might come in but um it would be harsh at the stage of
the season that said I said so harsh it would be so harsh but but but Lewis right Lewis individually
needs to pick up every point he can if he's going to win this title because even though what's the
gap between uh I did I did work this out I think 30 32 yeah it's doable but it is still like
you need every point so it's it basically um Nicole yeah no matter how you want to look at it
whether it's the Mercs flip-flopping whether it's the Ferrari raw pace Betty we said this in Spain
when I was in Spain we were like championship on then we in Austria when you said oh I drunk
the cool aid and now we're not sure and now we're back to yeah it looks on right so
I think it is on like let's let's um step back and look at look at the the championship as a whole
we're not halfway through yet we're nearly halfway through but we're not we're not there yet we've
got a long way to go so much could happen um so never say never it's not looking
likely but you just don't know do you um while we're talking about Ferrari and Lewis Grace has
got in touch she said why did Ferrari pit Lewis at the end there seemed no clear reason and it
cost him second I have every sympathy for Ferrari on this one I've seen a lot of oh Ferrari useless
at strategy ever you know everybody plays that old song um picture the scene and we'll get on to
why the safety car happened in a minute but they pitted pitted Lewis for fresh tyres
if the race had restarted on a hot day at Silverstone and Lewis is on old tyres he's a sitting duck
so you're damned if you do and you damned if you don't with the benefit of hindsight
he pitted he lost track position the race didn't restart Russell got a lucky p2
but if the race had restarted and Lewis got a good drag down the start finish straight
with fresh tyres Lewis could have won the race stranger things have happened
didn't most teams pit at that point yes yeah yeah yeah you can't you can't call I saw a lot of the
Ferrari clown face memes popping up and I just thought no they deserve that sometimes but they
don't deserve it now I agree pal yeah it is a really unfortunate one as I say imagine that safety
car comes in Hamilton gets a slipstream down the straight has more tyres in him than Russell
sweeps on the outside Ferrari a cool genius or if that doesn't happen and Lewis gets swallowed up
it's why didn't Ferrari pit I listen I'm no Bernie Collins but to me that seemed
for poor strategists if I'm going in strategist corner here and sticking up for them
I mean that's a damned if you do don't situation let's talk about the end of the
race then because as you were watching just just live as a viewer and the commentators it was very
confusing it was very frustrating since then the FIA have sort of explained themselves and you
can sort of understand the reasoning can't you why didn't we have that one more lap of racing at the
end I was watching at Cadillac at the race lovely Cadillac who looked after me really well this
weekend thanks Cadillac love your work and I can confirm that the teams not just Cadillac the teams
were as confused as we were and there was race engineers saying to drivers it's happening it's
not happening so the confusion was across the board now I've got into the rules and I'm delighted
to be able to read to you section B of the regulations part 13 clause five long been one
of our favorites Betty we've said this all love this clause we've always said it our favorite
absolute belter of a clause it says when the lapped cars are told to get out of the way
which of course happened in this situation it was late on in the race there was lapped cars
the lapped cars are told go around the circuit get out the way join in at the back when the
lapped cars are told to get out the way the safety car returns to the pits at the end of the following
lap now the cars were told to get out of the way but not in time for there to be that following
lap there needed to be that one extra lap now we were told safety car ending that's where the
confusion came in and what we thought they'd done is the FIA had gone oh well we'll just
about the way because Crofty and Martin were saying on the coverage they don't need they're
far enough out the way you so we thought maybe we would get to go racing uh that was flashed up
in error so the the safety car was not coming in uh so it was all a bit unfortunate
confusing um I think my view on this is a bit of a controversial one I I don't think we can go back
to Abu Dhabi 2021 and go well the rules weren't followed and the rules weren't followed it was
Michael Massey the race director did not apply the rules as they're written in the rule book
correctly and that is what made the result of that race what it was that is fact so I and I've
read to you the regulations I think we have to apply the regulations as they are written we can't
complain when they're changed sorry we can't complain if they're stuck to I don't think that's
a controversial view at all I think that's what most people think like they actually followed
the letter of the law yes now now whether whether you could change the regulations
to learn for the future to as Martin and Crofty were saying the lap cars just have to be out of
the way to a safe distance for the race to be able to get underway and remove the following lap
maybe you look at that but so I saw a lot on Twitter of like that's a joke that should have
just ended it because we don't want to end under a safety car I'm sorry this is top-level sports so
sometimes we end under a safety car and that is motorsport um even even back to my carting you
know I ended races under we didn't have a safety car but under the equivalent sort of thing it's
motorsport it happens up and down motorsport well you can't put safety at jeopardy just so you can
have a good race just so everyone can be like oh that was a fantastic end the only thing I'd say
is I think everyone's issue was the fact that it was so unclear because we thought we were getting
that last lap right and then suddenly we weren't it was just it was a technical error a mechanical
error or whatever it was on that system and all the commentators were so confused like across the
board everyone was like all right we're going right oh no no we're not I agree and listen I'd like
the FIA to pull out a spokesperson at the end of races what you know why shouldn't the FIA go to
speak to Simon Lazenby and say right this is what happened at the the very least it needs to be
communicated I don't think it was maybe it could have been a bit sooner but I I think the actual
race it finished how I think it should have finished it is is my opinion agreed shame though
but agreed oh that's a shame would have been a banner would have been a banner would have been
an all-time classic oh would have been brilliant but but rules is rules and we thought that was
what we were doing we were gearing up for it I was running on the treadmill whilst watching I
stopped the treadmill I got off I was like right I'm ready to what oh so yeah very nice
let's move on and talk about Mercedes we talked about them a bit at the top of the program but
we need to get into this in a little bit more detail Kimi Antonelli once again looked like the
fastest driver out of the Mercedes pair in the end it was George Russell that ended up on the podium
what how do you look at Kimi Antonelli's damage and all of the issues that happened do you think
it was a mistake do you think it was a failure no Toto came out at the end of the race and was
very clear and went because you saw the replay where Kimi went over the rumble strip of the curb
and you could be forgiven for thinking has he gone too far into the rumble strip and therefore
he's damaged the car Toto was unequivocal that piece of that car should not break under that stress
it was a failure so that's that Kimi was unfortunate bad luck what we've we've got a unique situation
where we've got a Ferrari that's fast but seems really quite tricky to dial in and set up we've
got a Mercedes that's fast but boy is she delicate she's like a Lego car bits can come off her engines
can break so that doesn't help them in terms of the first part of your question I think Kimi had a
very good weekend because he looked like the quicker Mercedes driver which I just thought he
would be at a high speed track where you need to squeeze the most out of your car that's what you
have to do at Silverstone Kimi is all seasoned to me seemed to be the Mercedes driver that is out
right quickest and within this peculiar position with the with the modern F1 fandom where at some
not all we saw this with Mercedes last year look to oh well Mercedes must be doing something
to George's car that they're not doing to Kimi's car I'm sorry guys this is the brutal reality of
not just high level sport elite level sports I say this with no pleasure because I want George
Russell to run I want the two of them to fight for the title all season so I want them to be
evenly matched but I simply think at the moment Kimi Antonelli is doing the better job and so
does George Russell yeah I wanted to get onto this why do you think Kimi Antonelli is is doing a
better job because George Russell said afterwards and I thought his his what he said was really
interesting he said if I want to fight for the championship the performances need to be better
I need to be better I need to be working better with my team we need to be maximising everything
we've got a close fight now with Ferrari so it's not just Kimi and me Lewis is still very close
but I need to improve he also said uh that the gap you know it's the 25 point gap he said I had
reliability Kimi's had reliability a 10 to 30 point gap is about where it should be yeah he said
it's probably correct yeah so again we've got we've got fans looking for sorts of conspiracy
where none exists and then you've got the driver going I'm not doing a good enough job by the way
I rate that from George Russell that is as classy as hell to come out and go and he's at the British
Grand Prix and keep his head you know and go look I'm pleased to be on the podium my first British
Grand Prix podium I'll take the positives of that Kimi is doing a better job and Betty to
answer your question directly this strikes me as a sheer speed issue when I'm talking earlier about
the Ferraris I think they're very very evenly matched in terms of sheer speed this season
but it's a setup issue to me there it seems that Leclerc just isn't happy with the car unless
he's happy with the car when he is happy with the car he can beat Lewis Hamilton
it seems to me a different thing for George Russell
he might argue he can't set up the car correctly possibly but why but well well but
there's no real way of of answering that other than Betty your mate Joly and Palmer of F1 TV fame
he explained this to me brilliantly well once where he was partnered with
Nico Hülkenberg in the Renault days and he said to me that he looked at Nico's data and saw in
places that Nico was able to carry in one particular part of the track he was able to
brake later he was able to carry more speed through the corner the nuts and bolts of what
makes drivers quick Joly and tried to emulate that all weekend had an even worse weekend than he had
before he just wasn't able to up that particular track extract the speed out the car that his
teammate was doing I think that's the position we're in here with Antonelli and Russell and I
think that was the position we were in last year a lot with Norris and Piastri so the hope for Russell
is that something clicks whether it is a setup change whether it's something but the point I'm
getting at is I think Ferrari the drivers are closer matched in terms of sheer outright pace
whereas I think at Mercedes Kimi is just for some reason and the only people who'd be able to answer
this are Mercedes themselves are for some reason able to Kimi is able to get more speed out of that
car at this first nine races of this season is Kimi Antonelli simply a better driver than George
Russell possibly it's possibly a very harsh reality here that George Russell is an elite level
Formula One driver who I believe is capable for fighting for championships and race wins
and I believe it is also possible that we could look back in two years and think well this was
just the start of Kimi showing as he's on Hamilton Verstappen level
as I sit here now I can't answer your question with a direct yes I think we've not given enough
time I keep using the Piastri Norris example where I think maybe there could be a turnaround
because now look you know Lando has had a great season and it's not like Piastri's
wiping the floor with him and this season it has turned round but if this carries on until the end
of the season then we might be facing that might be a reality for George Russell where he has to
look at it and go I think most drivers look at max and go I can't do that maybe we're in that
situation with Antonelli but I think we need to let more time play out it's early days isn't it
it's early days but you can't help by thinking about that you can't help by questioning whether
or not that's a reality that Kimi Antonelli at 19 is with you know so much less experience than
George Russell is just maybe naturally slightly better but I heard people say that about Piastri
last year yeah they did they did I had people say he is just he will reach a higher level
than Norris and and now I think lots more people question that and certainly put them a lot more
evenly matched oh yeah sorry I just don't understand what's happening yeah well let's come back to that
we'll do it more time but yeah Betty your your point is um that might be the case it
you know it's the buzzword remember Will Buxton coming on the pod when we did the emergency episode
when Hamilton announced he was off to Ferrari and and Will said bang on I've heard Mercedes
are going to put Kimi Antonelli and they think he's a generational talent and that that buzzword
generational talent has stuck around ever since it hasn't made um I hope you all stick around
because we're going to go for a very quick break now and after the break we're going to talk about
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welcome back everybody let's talk about Max for Stappen who is not a happy guy at all Max
seems to be just generally fuming with this season and how it's going with Red Bull
was it a mistake or a failure Christian that caused his late crash because I think everybody
reacted to that in the same way everyone was just everyone's jaw just fell to the floor what what
happened I looked at that and I just I was like well Max doesn't do that so I didn't for a minute
think that it was a max mistake I thought it was a flap
flaps are the issue I think Betty good word flaps flaps love great word love the word flap
at the similar crash in Austria it seems to me that we've got the active arrow the wing opens the
wing supposed to close again obviously the this season's equivalent of dr s if you like
uh anywhere here we go for Stappen told Sky Sports F1 it's the same as Austria the rear
wing just doesn't fully close I saw the analysis it looks like it closes but it doesn't it closes
it's just a little bit open and you lose a lot of rear downforce and that's why the car just spins
off the track and listen what Max for Stappen drives at 100% that's what makes Max for Stappen
Max for Stappen so what you don't want is him going I'll go really softly into this corner
just in case the wing doesn't close properly that's why we're seeing him crash because the car
isn't keeping up with Max so now I'm I'm categorical in this just like Max is I'm with Max all the way
it's clearly a problem with their active arrow I looked straight away I think you can see it on
the replay that it doesn't fully shut so yeah it's it's a flap based issue and you don't want them
just don't want a flap based issue he just seems so so unsatisfied and unhappy with Red Bull
doesn't he um which I guess leads us on to the the next section that we need to talk about which is
the rumors that are circulating now I just want to say before we get into it Christian
that the one thing that I cannot stand is when people tweet or post or whatever on their social
media this announcement is going to shake the world or I'm hearing a big announcement is coming
well tell us the announcement then what were you talking about oh which is why I've said nothing
and I've debated whether we should even be talking about this but I think enough of the F1 world
is that we have to can I just say my worst one Christian just go on yeah do no fake fake tweeting
isn't my favorite thing in the world but I emoji but what yeah do or don't and I
don't if I know something I'll say I know something but basically this afternoon we're recording this
Monday evening UK time Monday afternoon a load of these tweets started appearing uh I in a few
other F1 journals I know started asking some people some things and I asked some other journals
some things and everybody was saying it feels like something could happen but we haven't seen
nothing seems to be confirmed and obviously the last time all of this sort of thing happened
the big driver move was Hamilton going to Ferrari so you put two together and you think well who's
unhappy at the moment who is the only person capable of causing such a seismic reaction if
they moved really isn't Verstappen and there's been rumors about Verstappen's future it's pretty
widely reported that his people spoke to McLaren and of course they would and I said this at the
time this is not unusual right if you're better you know this elite level sports people their
management speak to elite level clubs go is there a way we can work together in the future
where are we that happens it's not something to get excited about but I don't think it's any secret
Max is sort of saying I want to stay here but I need to have faith in the team that they are
going to get on the front foot so where does he go well Russell and Mercedes have been unequivocal
in the last couple of grand prix of saying we're keeping our lineup Ferrari obviously keeping their
lineup uh Red Bull and Red Bull the only other one is is McLaren so you therefore the next question
would be well where does the seat come up at McLaren and and Zach Brown did a media run
before the British Grand Prix I think he was on capital or something I don't know but he said
capital yeah oh yeah yeah they they love them they love all them anyway um he said uh look uh it
was capital it was capital uh he said um that's where you go if you're breaking news obviously
you're sports inside famously uh he said um look if one of Lando Oscar got hit by a bus of course
had signed Max Verstappen but they would wouldn't they they would but do they want to interrupt
to that driver pairing you're not going to get rid of Lando Norris he's your world champion
so it would therefore be Oscar do you want to get rid of Oscar Piastri well not sure I would
but would I to sign Verstappen it's it's the Verstappen thing isn't it because you need to
sort of mold a team around him and would you want to do that if you've got Lando Norris it's
the same questions we were asking ourselves last year about McLaren about Mercedes with the same
situation so it's a tricky one well let me tell you Max Verstappen is not going to be following
papaya rules is he oh this is it yeah it's it no you're absolutely right how's that going to work
well we'll see listen I I I'm I admit what I don't know what's happening there
so and I don't think anyone does really so let's see who knows we may be popping up for
breaking news episode at some point this week I don't know but yeah it would not surprise me Max
leaving Red Bull and the only possible option would seem to be McLaren so and by the way I am
saying this on no knowledge I'm saying this purely on speculation speculation and just logic
really because as I say it's not going to get through and he's not going to go to uh McLaren
rumored suitors were Aston Martin obviously the 2026 project has not gone to plan so it's not
going to happen there so you you're just going off the process of elimination aren't you Max to
Williams I say get it get him to who do you get rid of don't say no no no and do not
do not kick Carlos signs out of another team I will I will not stand for it I will not I will
march over to grove and I will put James vowels on my knee and say no don't drop him again
no that would be a bit odd and whilst we're talking about McLaren can I um can I just get
your sense on them because I just I feel like I'm not hearing anything about McLaren like what
what are they doing this is this is quite sad I thought they'd be a bit more competitive they're
obviously not I think McLaren have got the expertise and infrastructure to turn this round
they have started not as well as their competitors I think they will turn it round I think realistically
they're already looking at 2027 to turn it round that's it's as simple as that really I think they
will have this season where they will straight podiums I said at the start of the season I thought
they'd win a race I'm now starting to doubt that who knows upgrades will happen and I've said this
before if any team can change with upgrades it's McLaren they've got a long history of doing so in
the last few years um I don't have worries about McLaren long term I believe that is a team set up
to fight for championships for a long time to come they've got the likes of Gemperio and
Biasi coming in which is against what also adds to the backroom as isn't it let's be honest so
you're right no but I just I don't know that was just noise that was I like Oscar I don't
know what Oscar to leave McLaren if that's what's gonna happen no I don't well Oscar's not going
to be without a drive whatever happens but um you know might be an attractive option who you
know he could try and stamp his authority on that team and have it built around him and would
probably work well he's like who knows I'm speculating absolutely speculating don't know
but um I'd I'd be very surprised that McLaren dropped in Piastri even though he's had a
a slightly underwhelming start to the season but nothing dramatic considering the car's not there
do you know what I mean and that you know if the car's not there then it becomes a more difficult
process to judge because the car isn't there so yeah it'd be a surprise but um but anyway oh
we've got Oscar based question actually yeah I'm about to get onto it um we have been asked by
quite a lot of people on Insta actually no what happened to Oscar during Silverson Christian I
believe you know the answer to this don't you yeah I don't think it was picked up on the telly um a
statement from McLaren said Oscar received damage on the opening lap when he was sandwiched between
the two v-carb drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Limblad with not enough footage available to evaluate
the damage while on track the team lost the opportunity to immediately pit Oscar and were
forced to call him into the box the following lap resulting in a nose box change and a hard
compound tyre being fitted to enable a longer opening stint so it seems that there was some
contact and nothing doing seems typical opening lap contact being squeezed by the v-carbs and
unfortunately that ruined Oscar's race which is incredibly unfortunate because he'd had a much
better race in Austria so uh yes Oscar looked about the pack in Belgium.
Philip got in touch on Instagram and this is relating to Radio Radar he says I'm sure there
are lots of different options for Radio Radar from Kimmy Anson early this week but I just thought
he was a petulant child in the best way and he quoted some of the stuff that Kimmy said
I don't want to play with this toy anymore it's broken
well in which case I'll take it away from you then no it's okay I'll continue to play
did this actually happen no so what Philip's doing here is is basically there was these
twoing and throwing radio messages between right so he's just so Philip's sort of saying this is
what it felt like and to me Philip has summarized it completely perfectly I was like I was running
whilst watching the the race I was like I don't know I don't think I heard this well to finish
Philip especially Philip was like I don't want to play with this toy anymore it's broken well in
which case I'll take it away from you then no it's okay I'll continue to play with it for a little
while no it's still broken I don't like it well I'll take it away from you then no no it's okay
I can't play with it and it was perfect wasn't it it was the two of them between them of
like Kimmy coming it's broken no I can do it
fine it's all right stay right carry on but then he goes it's so
broken he goes all the way off the track and gets a five second penalty so oh he sounded so
passionate and Italian and like he was on the edge and he he oh it was very it wasn't funny
because you don't want to see a driver struggle but it was quite funny that it was it was I was
like this is radio radar this week it's yeah Kimmy sort of in a in a high pitched Italian accent
clinging on to control was definitely entertaining I sort of understood it though because it was
like if he could just get over the line yes yes he was like get something yeah get something
um yeah that is very funny shall we well the next thing that we've we've got written here is
who had a good weekend in Silverstone that we're not talking about and I was sort of thinking then
who does he mean here because you've wrote that I wrote that and I was referring to well I do I
want to just before saying who I'm referring to specifically I just want to shout out Lawson
Limblad and Colin Pinto in particular because Lawson's had a tough time and and people always say
he's not given the credit he's due so he had another great weekend Limblad is doing brilliantly a solid
first British Grand Prix and Colin Pinto is doing what I said he needed to do and sticking it in the
points regularly so well done to them the person that I meant bet he's Gabru Bortoletto he's quietly
having an excellent season uh he's really improved season one to season two he's been the one that
scored all of Audi's points this season although Hulk would have done had he had not had a failure
a couple of races ago I can't remember when it was so so Hulk's been unlucky there but he has
got a tough teammate to be up against in Nicke Holkenberg and he's doing really really well
Audi are the team at the moment this was Hass at the start of the year and they will be grateful
they got some early points on the board because this started as Hass but Audi are the team that
if the regular points finishes which are all the points finishes this weekend if one of them
struggles and obviously Antonelli struggled Piastri struggled it seems like Bortoletto
picks up the points so I wanted to shout out Gabru Bortoletto I think he's having an excellent
excellent season and might well nothing confirmed might get a bit of a Gabby chat in the next few
weeks you know that would be very cool and that's not what I'm saying I'm not saying it's just
for Sweden to get on the pod but um yeah I just think Gabby I didn't see any of it after
Silverstone I thought actually Gabby's doing really really well yeah he is indeed um okay well
any other news question anything else you want to talk about should we just keep talking until
this this breaking news drops we could be talking for days but I thought there was an unexpected
star of Silverstone that because of the end to the race didn't get enough um coverage and that was
at the British Grand Prix we had the most British reason for a virtual safety car ever and I was
just delighted by it like absolutely it was just the most British thing you've ever seen
Betty do you want to because we were texting about this do you want to say what we we saw
it was an umbrella that blew onto the track and a very quick steward quickly got it out of the way
they did really well doing that but it was just so funny Alex jakes on f1 commentary was just like
this is peak british chaos just an umbrella just floating onto the track you wouldn't get that in
brazil would you no a broly on the track amazing peak british grand prix moment and I've I've got a
bit of a surprise I've not told you about this I don't usually like to keep things from me no you
don't keep anything from me I know everything I know your bowel movements often in our friendship
that has genuinely been the case yeah that is that is true but uh no um I've got a bit of an
exclusive for the podcast I'm quite excited about it oh go on I'm delighted to say that joining us
now on the fast and the curious is the umbrella here it is here is the umbrella the v umbrella
that blew onto the track why have you got that umbrella umbrella welcome to the fast and the
curious we're delighted to have you here tell us what happened well christian I was just minding
my own business enough because it was particularly sunny and then the person dropped me and I flew
onto the track if you're if you're listening to the podcast right now christian is holding the yellow
umbrella in front of his face shaking it around as he's pretending to be me said umbrella
why have you got it what did you do why have you got it it's not the real umbrella it's an oh sorry
is that just you're right okay I fell for that then I'm just like why have you got the bloody
umbrella what did you do like run up to the steward and grab it the first it's not been said
enough that the first half of the race was really boring uh so I I went on amazon and bought the
cheapest yellow umbrella I could find thinking you are quite frankly ridiculous you are absolutely
ridiculous you need to get a life christian I'm thinking we've got a podcast to fill
here and there's nothing to talk about so I'm willing to use an identical yellow
umbrella to the one that blew onto the track yes I did oh god I feel like you're overly tired
I'm overly tired I'm so yeah uh yeah I've now just got a really bright
umbrella as well what am I going to do with this I quite like it it's giving like um what's
he reminding me of it's something don't know an umbrella did Paddington bear have
a yellow it is a bit Paddington bear did Paddington bear have a yellow umbrella I don't know why
why have I got that in my head he had willies anyway well two drops of it at fast gear is
pod did Paddington bear have a yellow umbrella well do anyway a good get for me that what a guest
excellent excellent excellent what a guest when you were like I've got some breaking news I was like
oh is he actually found out about this breaking news everyone's talking about is he gonna drop a
world exclusive on the Fast and Furious no no no he just wax out his yellow umbrella
and that's not a euphemism can I say
shall we go I think I think waving umbrellas is a sign it's it's time to go probably I think
we probably should go I feel like it's the podcast is starting to sort of unravel we start very
serious we end up with you whatever that's whipping whipping out your yellow umbrella and
not not a euphemism just to be really good don't you think
don't you think it's very funny that you were at Silverstone I'm doing World Cup stuff
and Greg our co-host was at Taylor Swift's wedding it was at Taylor Swift was actually at Taylor
Swift's wedding that he's now said I think Ollie Berman it's gonna be so jealous maybe we get
Ollie Orton to ask Greg the details because it came out on this pod that Ollie's a Swifty
but speaking of Ollie last year he's on the stage with us at the British Grand Prix with
Ollie Berman in a field in Northampton a year later he's at Wedding of the Decade like
I wonder which one he preferred definitely our live show 100% agree Christian it's been a pleasure
an utter utter pleasure uh bethy it's it's goodbye for me and it's goodbye from the Broly goodbye
bye guys thank you so much for listening we'll be back after the Belgium Grand Prix
until then enjoy everything about your lives don't open it because that's unlucky
enjoy the Belgium Grand Prix
I'm going I'm going bye
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About this episode
Silverstone’s British GP delivered a chaotic but compelling race: Charles Leclerc finally broke his win drought, with George Russell second and Lewis Hamilton third, while Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto both landed top-10 finishes. The hosts debate how much of the result was pure pace versus luck, then zoom out to the title fight—Kimi Antonelli leads, but reliability and momentum could still swing it. Ferrari’s turnaround is pinned on setup changes after the sprint reset, and the rumor mill is teased as “overdrive” with no confirmed breaking driver news yet.
