{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Can resurgent Lewis Hamilton finally win his eighth F1 title? Hill & Herbert have their say","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/can-resurgent-lewis-hamilton-finally-win-his-eighth-f1-title-hill-herbert-have-their-say-75f02c7a-493c-4249-bbac-cdd154d78873","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690251e14013c81f9a0d7ba3/e/6a33ca939a9410a97a06ed1e/media.mp3","description":"On the latest episode of Stay On Track, 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill and grand prix winner Johnny Herbert discuss whether Lewis Hamilton should now be considered a contender for the 2026 world title after his thrilling victory in Barcelona. They also ruminate on Hamilton's resurgence and how he's been able to regain his mojo and galvanise the Ferrari team around him, at the very time that team-mate Charles Leclerc is struggling to get results. Damon and Johnny also offer high praise to Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli and some advice to George Russell in how he can fight back against the Italian.Help shape the future of The Race. Take our short survey today: https://theracemedia.typeform.com/to/a6U6EGpsGet bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"id":428624,"startTime":128.0,"endTime":134.0,"type":"person","title":"Max Verstappen","url":"/glossary/max-verstappen","quote":"[124.0s] It was someone we didn't hear about much.\n[126.3s] What did you call him?\n[128.0s] Max Verstappen.\n[128.9s] It wasn't even in the race.","canonicalId":"person:max-verstappen","priority":0.7,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Max Verstappen is a Dutch Formula 1 driver and one of the sport’s current top contenders. 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