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2026 British Grand Prix
This is a major annual Formula 1 car race held in England. It is one of the most famous and historic races in the world.
Brand
Ferrari
Ferrari is the most famous and historic team in Formula 1 racing, known for their bright red cars and horse logo.
Person
Esteban Ocon
Esteban Ocon is a professional racing driver from France who competes in Formula 1.
Person
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is an incredibly famous British race car driver who has won the Formula 1 world championship seven times, which is tied for the most in history.
Person
Oliver Bearman
Oliver Bearman is a young British racing driver who made headlines by stepping into a Formula 1 race at the last minute and scoring points.
Person
George Russell
George Russell is a British Formula 1 driver who races for the highly competitive Mercedes team.
Person
Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly is a French racing driver who competes in Formula 1 and has won a Grand Prix race.
Person
Kimi Antonelli
Kimi Antonelli is a very young and highly talented Italian driver who was quickly promoted to race in Formula 1 for the Mercedes team.
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Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone is a very fast and famous race track in England where the first-ever Formula 1 race took place in 1950.
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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes is a highly successful German car brand that runs one of the top racing teams in Formula 1.
Person
Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc is a popular Formula 1 driver from Monaco who drives for the famous Ferrari team.
Person
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen is an incredibly fast Dutch driver who has won multiple Formula 1 world championships with the Red Bull team.
Brand
Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing is a top-tier Formula 1 team owned by the famous energy drink company.
Part
internal combustion engine
This is the traditional gas-powered engine that burns fuel to make a car move, as opposed to electric motors that run on batteries.
Place
Red Bull Ring
The Red Bull Ring is a fast, scenic race track located in the mountains of Austria.
Person
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz is a professional Formula 1 driver from Spain who has raced for several top teams.
Person
Sergio Perez
Sergio Perez is a veteran Mexican Formula 1 driver who currently races for the Red Bull team.
Person
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso is a highly respected Spanish driver who has won two Formula 1 world championships and is famous for his incredible driving skills even as an older driver.
Person
Lance Stroll
Lance Stroll is a Canadian Formula 1 driver who races for the Aston Martin team.
Brand
Williams Racing
Williams is a historic British Formula 1 team that was highly dominant in the 80s and 90s.
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sprint weekend
This is a special race weekend format where drivers do a short, extra race on Saturday before the main Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Hello, everybody, and welcome back to the P1 podcast with Matt and Tommy predictions thick and fast. We're not stopping here. We are well and truly into momentum millennia. I just wanted to prediction
Prediction paradise that's that's really good. That is wasn't prediction paradise for either. Oh my gosh. So bad
It was absolutely awful. The only point I scored was because I got a p16 prediction better than you
But at least we will always score points, which is which is at least somewhat of a saving of the blushes
Now it is currently 30
23 to Tom Bellingham. He is running away with this once more. I need to bounce back
And let's see. Let's see how I'm feeling. Uh, I'm not dripped head to toe in Ferrari
So let's see if that will reflect in my predictions, but it is me to go first
so
A good surprise
my good surprise
Is estaban okon
Oh, okay. I'm not taking the Lewis Hamilton easy peasy good surprise. And if Tommy does it, he is a scumbag
um because
Hamilton's been on an insane run of form and he has to he'll have to win by 20 seconds in order for that to be a good surprise
I'll be real no just a win. So I don't think Ferrari will be the quickest car
So therefore I've steered to someone on a rather terrible run of form if he pops a little p13 in
Yeah, because honestly the points the points are locked out if okon even remotely beats bearman
I think I'm I'm asking for this to come in because he bearman has been
The better has driver pretty much the entirety of this year
And I would love to see esti bestie bounce back with it with a great performance, which
We've not seen in a while. So I'll go go slightly different okon mentioned for good surprise. Nice like it. Uh, good surprise
I have gone for
Did did did it?
Lewis Hamilton
Uh, yeah, I've gone for Lewis Hamilton. You're so boring
You can't do it every British Grand Prix you're seven points clear and I went
I'm not going to reel out the Lewis Hamilton. Good surprise
Cheat code and and and that's what you've done. I have I absolutely have uh, Lewis Hamilton
Is unbelievable around here always brings us a game and it just feels like
I've got to go with it because I'll regret it if I don't so
Lewis Hamilton, of course
Even last year it had his like best result, which I know wasn't a podium because he had a
A difficult year, but that was um
In the wet conditions when Ferrari are terrible
2024 of course that amazing victory
And yeah, he always seems to deliver around till I know the bar is high for Hamilton
Which is
You kind of said it kind of needs to be a win or something crazy. So yeah, I'm going for for Lewis Hamilton
Why not?
Do you mean why not? Don't make it sound like this is a left field's prediction like that
It's the most obvious thing to go with and I've gone
You know what I'm seven points behind pops in an esti bestie who have been on an absolute dire run of form
Okay, good. Glad to see one of us is having fun and one of us who isn't competitive
Tom Bellingham is actually the most competitive man in the world
Let's not go to a big flop Tommy
Big flop I've gone for
George Russell
Now George Russell
Has not had a good time at the British Grand Prix his home race
Uh, he's had quite poor form here actually. I've got the results
2025 receipts. I've got the receipts. I've bought them
Last year finished 10th year before dnf you before that fifth dnf and you before that 12th
So George has never got a podium here
he's
Had a I think he even said not one of his favorite tracks, but look
um
In terms of his driving style. I'm sure it is his favorite track in terms of
His home crowd and really wants to achieve a podium or a victory
But I've looked at history and gone for George Russell. Of course. This is more bold
Driving the best car on the grid and having just won the last race, but uh gone for George
Okay, interesting my big flop
Pierre Gasly
Now he has scored
on five no six. Sorry of the eight races so far this year
and
I thought I would just
Throw another name out
I'm different because we always I always tend to go for someone from the top four teams and it never works
And I feel like something that I went on a serious run of form with previously with big flops was I never went for the big dogs
I never even uttered their names
And I just went for a midfielder and their car would break down
That was just an the easiest point ever most times. So you're going back to 23
Yeah, I'm yeah, I'm reverting to some some different tactics here. I'm sorry Pierre
I don't think he's actually going to perform badly, but
That's who I've put into the mix. So you've gone for two Frenchmen with good surprise and fluff. I've gone for two
Englishmen surprise. Wow. Wow. Look at us. Look at us games the trends going
Will we include another French and Englishman who will find out in sprint poll?
God I can't you can do
My sprint poll position person
Don't know why I decided to add more peas into that, but I do a love alliteration is
Kimmy Antonelli
Sprint poll Kimmy Antonelli
I
Don't believe the hype that Ferrari will be better around here. Tommy tried to console me during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend that
That you know Silverstone's coming up and Hamilton literally said you'll have Silverstone's a power circuit as well
So I'm not sure how I'm gonna we're gonna go there
Of course, there are more corners than Austria don't get me wrong
But there aren't enough corners for me to think that anything's going to happen other than the Mercedes pole position
So I've gone for Kimmy Antonelli and then that and no Charlotte Claire will not be uttered or will he?
I had also gone for Kimmy Antonelli
I could tell by your face. Yeah. Yeah. So gutted
I feel like Kimmy is going to be very strong around here. So I will change my mind
Will I go for my flop towards Russell? No, I'm going to go for
Max Verstappen
Hedging the all the bets here
this this weekend
Red Bull have definitely found something with their their new upgrades
There was always a bit of concern with
Max saying about how you're just driving around with a flat battery in his post race comments around Silverstone, but
I'm unsure whether that was more him kind of roasting the regs again or actually
A reflection on Red Bull's performance. I think probably the former
So yeah, I'm going to go for Max to get a sprint pole position
And Max Verstappen, of course, he's one of those people that straight out the blocks
limited practice
Just get gets it done
gets it done indeed and technically if we were to analyze what he said there around the battery
If there is no battery and there's no battery for everybody. Well, Red Bull have the best internal combustion engine and therefore
Max Verstappen
It's winning it off. So if you break it down, it makes a lot of sense and yeah, that's that's a good backup prediction
I would say and one that scares me greatly
Let's now go to sprint winner
sprint winner
Always changing on the fly. What's going on here? Why is he pausing? No, what's going on? Kim Yantanelli
I'm going for Kim Yantanelli. He was my initial pick. I was thinking about changing it to to max again
But no, I'll I'll stick with my initial pick and I will let you change yours
because yeah
Mercedes
Kimmy Kimmy last last race, of course
He's had a couple of races now where he's not won
But he was still incredibly quick
in Spain got into second before
The breakdown and then of course very very quick in Austria as well. Had he not messed up that that start
Or had not had the bad luck in qualifying could well have easily won
So I think Kim Yantanelli his his pace is still phenomenal and looking like the quickest driver out there this year
So gone for Kimmy sprint winner
Well as very clearly on my facial expressions. I had gone also for Kim Yantanelli sprint winner. So instead
Completely left field here George Russell sprint winner
Although Tommy has flopped him
it's uh
I think although I've flopped him. He's driving a Mercedes that has won every race exactly exactly
So I think it's a safe bet. I did consider a max for staff and sprint win
Will he be the same sort of speed as we saw around the Red Bull ring where he is a monster
We will have to wait and see but I'm going to go with George. I feel more comfortable with with that prediction
pole position
Kim Yantanelli
I actually had written down George Russell. I've changed it. I've changed it after I've just talking about how mighty Kim Yantanelli is
Why would why would I be like? Oh, maybe I'll go slightly different just because it's fun. No, I'm seven points behind lock in
Matt, why have I put good surprises to my knock on? What is wrong with me?
But the thing is, you know a little bit of content Tommy goes Lewis Hamilton. I'm like, oh, I've got a lot of fun
What's the point now? I'm going to lock in and I'm going to say Mercedes for everything for the rest of the season
I won't but right now that's how I feel. I feel emotional. I feel
No
Angry Tommy actually with with you and how the precedent you've set. So I've gone for Kim Yantanelli pole position
Pole position. I had Kim Yantanelli
I'm going to do exactly the same thing and go for max for staff and
You're going to change change it to max guys. It's such good content
Well, I mean
Max was up in pole position. It'd be be crazy. I guess. Yeah, I love how I've not had a single pole position or win for max for
Staple and yet anyone but
Don't believe so. No, surely not. No. No. So yeah in Austria. Don't they miss they get me started?
Yeah. Well, yeah, exactly. So now go for go for max
Because yeah, I think he's going to have a good one around Silverstone despite
What he said about how much potentially doesn't like
What the circuit is going to be and maybe lost a bit of the Silverstone magic
Indeed, let's go to the top three for the main Grand Prix starting with third position
P3
I've gone for max for staff and
Don't tell me you've got to change it. Oh my god. This is worrying. Uh, okay
Are we just doing the same prediction? Well, this is great content. I'd be like, let's just go for the same thing
Yeah, the
our similar brains work great for
Qualifying and race reviews when it comes to predictions
Not as exciting. No, but no, I
I'm going to go for max for Staple and I could see him getting on the podium again. I nearly went
higher up
Um, but I am
Going for max
P3. Yeah, P3. Yeah
in P3 year for me. I have gone for
Changed after I had max
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton I fear
is going to
Demolish shall declare this weekend that that's my concern and he and he has been doing very well
As we know Lewis has been phenomenal these last few Grand Prix and has been the lead Ferrari driver
And you know, there is not a single circuit that I would pick
Above this of where I would not want to go as a chaleclerc fan up against Lewis Hamilton in the same car
Silverstone is his stomping ground. He is
Unreal around here and I'm really scared to see what kind of margin he'll put on him. Hopefully I'm wrong
I will I will genuinely fist pump if Ferrari are really slow, but chaleclerc is sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh
You know, I'm like, yeah, go on char great bounce back, but I don't see the bounce back happening this weekend
So Lewis Hamilton third and you probably can imagine
Again, chaleclerc is not going to be second or first in my predictions or will he maybe I'll change it
I mean spoiler. I just gave a reasoning. Yeah, I think it's going to happen in second position
Shut
George Russell
George Russell P2
I'm doing pure tactics here because I know that Tommy's going to steal the one person I want to have
In first position. So instead I'm going to have to make him think a little bit harder for his P2
So that's what I'm doing George Russell second position
Second position I've gone for Kimmy Antonelli
Tommy's just given me 10 points. We love to see it. Yeah, I've gone for Kimmy Antonelli P2
I do think Kimmy is going to be absolutely mighty around here
um, but just had that that feeling that maybe
Delusion or something a bit different. I mean, I think he is going to be absolutely
Like so rapid around here. I think it was suit Kimmy
He's so confident in that in that merc, but no, I'm going for Kimmy P2
Wow, he's opened the door for what I would only assume to be one driver, but we'll see what you say in first position, Tommy
Who are you locking in?
P1 I've gone for George Russell
My big flop
Yeah, gone for George Russell. No, no, no, no, no. No rules. No rules against it. You are the biggest park the bus
Horrible human I've ever seen. What are you doing?
Hedging my bets
What do you know you're trying to protect a seven point lead with eight rounds gone?
No, no, I just you know, it's just it's just
Sensible. I mean, I've gone for Maxwell Stappen position
I could have gone for George and all of them and just been boring
Say it with your chest. Say it with your chest. No, I gotta go for George
You've already admitted you're wrong. I hope everybody's sitting there listening and watching is going
I hope Tommy doesn't score that many points this week because he's genuinely going against his own opinion. Yeah, exactly
He is my big flop, but he's also
driving the class of the field and could still very much
Take the win and Mercedes could well be rapid if everyone's running out of battery in there
They are just such deployment kings the Mercedes
car and drivers so there we go
Deployment kings. Yeah, that's going to be an F1 graphic one. That was that. Yeah, that's going to definitely stick what I make in first position
Because Tommy has allowed it. He's opened the door and I'm going to come steaming through Kimmy Antonelli
because
He's lost a lot of points over the last couple of weekends bit of a reliability issue bit of a scruffy one in austria, but still showed
significant pace
and
Should Mercedes give him a car that doesn't break down
Which is something that has happened quite a lot across a lot of the Mercedes running teams
Then I think Kimmy will be the fastest driver and car combination this weekend
And that's why I've gone for Kimmy because I need points. Please Kimmy beat George
So Tommy doesn't score loads of points even though he flopped George, which is just
Right, let's go to P what and I've seen people actually saying that the way I'm saying it is wrong
It's actually P because I'm saying what which is
How I would say P is P. What no, it's not one word
No, I'm trying to just banter in it
Just banter it though. Like, you know, I have to say like how would you pronounce p w h a t really? That's one word. Yeah
What yeah
Would I do say anyway, right roll roll the number
Roll the number Tommy between four and 22 and we have to guess on the fly who it's going to be and I am so
Not ready for this who's going for you this time, isn't it? It's it's me. It's Here we go. Okay
Colour signs
Colour pin day
Okay, all right. Nice fair enough P 13. So you went for sites
Other sensible sensible guesses from I don't know why it's I think it's the time pressure that makes me start like almost screaming. Yeah
Uh, but it's really pressure. It's really big pressure. I like it. I like this. It puts it on the spot
Can't think about parking the bus
Exactly. All right. We now move swiftly on to one crazy prediction. Tommy
Mine is Sergio Perez gets into q2 or sq2. So a q2
Got 22 bites of the cherry this week. He's not gonna take that and he's not done it so far
He's been very close a few times and not like it could happen
No, exactly because my goodness gracious me. They were not getting enough airflow. Were they
We're not okay. Interesting. My I was gonna say maybe it's a bit cooler at Silverstone, but not at the moment
No, no, it's actually what shall we do a live weather?
Look at bbc weather Silverstone next Sunday 27 degrees and pure sun
I just sneezed my microphone out the way for anyone that was watching. Oh, I missed that because I was looking at the weather
That's staying in for sure. Um, but there you go. Okay. That is it looks like it's going to be big old sun
Which will be very interesting. So my one crazy prediction
Lance troll will out qualify Fernando Alonso. Oh, I've done that boring
What do you mean?
It's it's it's been done. Oh, he's done it. Yeah, he's done it now like he's done it once and therefore it's not crazy over
42 races. Yeah. Yeah. Cool. Cool. Cool. All right. Um, now I've gone for it because I think Lance is finally getting into that groove now
I think he's been really gelling with the car
Of course as well as they said, like they're they're they're so close to you know almost being
Lapped by Williams that they're they feel like it's happening now. Yeah. Yeah. No, oh
maybe
No, actually, no, I'm that is that is more likely than me going for a different one that just came into my head
Which is that Fernando Alonso without qualify anyone that isn't his teammate because I think they will be so slow
I I think they will be again like a second off the back. Yeah is a big old power track. So
Okay, I'm going to stick with that one. Lance troll. Come on get that. It'll require probably a Fernando Alonso
technical glitch, but
I'm locking it in all the same. It's like a it's an og prediction that one. Yeah. Yeah
One crazy patreon prediction. That's not what it's called the people on patreon prediction
And it usually is crazy because we try to pick ones that are a little bit left field. So it's a bit fun
I am up first
People on patreon come and join ad-free listening
Access to discord early access the tickets and so on and so forth
And you can also be part of this discord and submit a prediction to try and score us points
I am locking in
The prediction from chris carry five
The sprint race and the grand prix both have the same three drivers on the podium in brackets any order
Oh, that's a good one because that's not happened, does it? Well, it's not happened between races
We've not had us repeat podium over the whole eight races, which is quite a crazy thing. That's what I've gone for which
probably is not going to
Sort of point me towards a great race if we've got you know, the same people on there
Maybe dominating two Mercedes and perhaps a Ferrari or a Red Bull, but there you go. That's what I'm locking in. Tommy. What's yours?
Mine is from max goat snappin, which is not my burner account. Wow. And it is max's first win
at the season
And this counts as sprint or race, I assume. Uh, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, let's be let's clarify right now
Well, they've not said it just has first win
So, I mean he's not one in anything this this year because he's been disqualified from the nerve
Greg and can't seem to catch a break. That's true. So yeah, I would take any w for max this year for sure for sure
And when you did your prediction at the start of the year about max not winning. Was it
I didn't specify. Okay. All right. So I will make sure that it means that it's cancelled out if he wins one sprint
There you go. Perfect
Let's now go to family top three where I hope my mum has replied because I said
If it's now sorry off to bowls club in a minute was just walking rosie. That's what she's just said to me
So she's playing bowls, which means
Oh
Ellie is home
And I know I definitely you can't do two. I can't
Okay, sorry. You've literally fielded your wife six times in a row. No, I haven't you kidding. I've never we'd
No, we've never we've never had the faith you've done back to no. No, we haven't no chance
I'm getting the receipts out. You've you've definitely had katie that we've rung her and then you've gone
I've now got a video of katie. That's not a different katie. That's the same katie. I don't think it's the same
I don't think it was back to back weeks. All right. Okay. Well, let's jump scare my dad then who doesn't know it's coming and
This is
Going to be interesting. All right. Here we go. He's gonna have no idea about this. He was over this morning
Because it is my birthday
Yes, I am recording dad because I am jump scaring you with silverstone predictions because apparently I'm not allowed to field
Ellie and I tried to field mum and she said she's at bowls
So it's you can I have your third place, please
Okay, second place
Are you good
Kimmy antinelli p2 and in first place
Okay, so we've gone for a Mercedes 12 and hamilton third
I don't mind it. I went for that but basically the other way around with the two Mercedes drivers. Okay, perfect
Thank you dad for doing that on the spot. Thank you. Thank you. Love you. Bye
Bye
My dad I'm not even kidding. Like he struggles to buy for me for my birthday
Yeah, which is today. It's time of recording and um, I kid you not. He got me about eight different charlotte things
A charlotte t-shirt another charlotte t-shirt a charlotte mug a charlotte card that said it was from charl
I'm like dad. I really appreciate the charl merch, but like
I I do have a barbie's as well
No, no, it was cute and I will be wearing those t-shirts
Uh on the podcast at some point later on. I look forward to seeing them. Yeah, you will indeed. Okay, Tommy time you for anything
I'm gonna give my mum a call
It will be in
She will be she will be at home. I have chained her to her chair. I have actually asked
If she's in this time and not frantically ringing ringing ever to mention
Charlotte glow in the top three for if she loves a shallow glow meant solid
Hi, mum, you okay?
Oh, wow, are you are you outside? Is she at the top of the mountain?
No, but I've got air conditioning on because it's so hot. Oh, okay. No, it's all right. Are you just just
Break up a second. I can hear you now
Okay, can I get your top three for the British Grand Prix starting from p3
Oh, I haven't got any right for ages. Um
Because you go for shuttle
Okay, max. Okay, it's great. So it's okay
Anthony
Okay, this is also mine second. Yeah, Anthony and first
It's got to be Lewis. Okay Lewis Hamilton. Oh, I thought she was gonna be exactly I thought you were gonna go for the same predictions
I went for
a max third Kimmy second George first
Okay, nice. All right. Thanks, man
Okay, all right. Bye. Bye
So she put Hamilton to win
But usually a Leclerc Stan doesn't even put him in the top three. Yeah, she's she knows for well the last two British Grand Prixs
That Charlotte Clairs had was 14
So, yeah, it's just the British Grand Prix thing. Yeah, all right
Um, it will back it it he
Charlotte Clair will bounce back at some point and it's probably not Silverstone because it's been
No, no, I even I don't have any delusion over over over Charlotte Clair not being on the
Or having any delusion of him being on the where he go for the the three Pete
Triple 14th places
So the thing is you said the three Pete banter, but there's many things that that could have been so
Yeah, I'm glad it was here
Three 14th places in a row. No, I don't want that and to be fair that would be very close to P what then wouldn't it?
So that would be what was that P what again 13? Wow?
Yeah, that would have been good banter, but you uh, you did miss I missed an easy joke there, didn't I you did you did indeed
It had it been 14th. That would have been great
All right, that is it. Thank you everybody for tuning in
Great to be back once more the British Grand Prix. We are going to be live on the main stage
10 40 a.m on the sunday for half an hour
We'd love to see you guys there if you are going if you see us around come and say hello
We're always very very happy to to see some P1ers out there and yeah come to our show
So we don't have to perform to seven people that would be really lovely and it looks like it's going to be great weather
So please no reason to not come and see me and Tommy getting really excited ahead of the British Grand Prix
Tommy final thoughts final thoughts come with Silverstone can't wait to be there on the main stage and hopefully
Have an amazing show
It will be if if weather is holds up which looking so far so good
And yeah excited to see what Silverstone brings because it is a circuit that delivers as
bangers, but of course very different
regulations this year
So very curious to see how it goes and at the sprint weekend just to throw some more spice into the mix
Lots of action frantic chaos. We're ready for it. We'll see you soon. Lots of love. Bye. Bye
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About this episode
Hosts Matt and Tommy face off with their predictions for the British Grand Prix, bringing a mix of tactical gambles and safe bets. With Tommy leading the prediction standings, Matt attempts a comeback by backing underdog Esteban Ocon as a good surprise, while Tommy sticks to home-race hero Lewis Hamilton. The duo debates potential flops, including George Russell and Pierre Gasly, before locking in their sprint and podium predictions. Expect plenty of banter, tactical shifts, and a deep dive into Mercedes' prospects at Silverstone.
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