F1's British GP performance swings explained | The Race F1 Podcast
- Posted by storm on Jul 12, 2023
While the identity of the 2023 British Grand Prix winner might have been obvious, everything else that happened in the Formula 1 pack at Silverstone was far from predictable.
Edd Straw, Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill try to make some sense of it all in The Race F1 Podcast.
From McLaren’s sudden progress to Ferrari’s slide down the order to an anonymous performance from Aston Martin, plus another worrying outing for Sergio Perez, a great weekend for Alex Albon and Williams and inconclusive times for Mercedes, our panel have plenty of storylines to cram into the episode.
Comfortable winner Max Verstappen is not ignored – with a reflection on how this incredible season might be properly appreciated in the future.
0:00 Intro
2:35 McLaren’s stunning result
14:11 Piastri shines
20:20 Perez still struggling
24:40 Solid Mercedes
26:23 Aston Martin’s difficult weekend
31:08 Is Williams’s success the car or Albon?
34:49 Ferrari’s conservatism
38:27 Did Verstappen show his tru