Max Verstappen: The 2025 Title Contenders
About this episode
Matt and Tommy dive deep into Max Verstappen's 2024 season, highlighting his resilience in a less competitive car and his ability to capitalize on rivals' mistakes. They discuss his standout moments like the impressive win in Japan and the daring move at Imola, as well as low points such as the controversial crash in Spain and the retirement in Austria. Despite being 12 points behind Lando Norris, Verstappen remains a title contender, though the hosts debate his chances, assigning a 10-25% likelihood of victory. The episode balances admiration for Max's skill with critical analysis of Red Bull's car performance.
On the second of our special episodes looking at our three title contenders, we're turning our attention to the man looking to win his fifth Championship - even if he probably had no right to do so.
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