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In the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, Edd Straw is joined by Ben Anderson and IndyCar driver Conor Daly to answer those questions and more.Edd, Ben and Conor also discuss Max Verstappen's mindset following his latest 'super dangerous' off in Britain, plus there's chat about how F1 should amend its safety car rules, whether Kimi Antonelli's aggressive driving approach will cost him in the long run, and what was behind Lance Stroll's strange Silverstone showing.Get 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":471550,"startTime":153.2,"endTime":164.22,"type":"term","title":"reverse grid race","url":"/glossary/reverse-grid-race","quote":"So, my claim to fame, fame, I mean, it's not really fame, is it, the MRF challenge? ... 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