Why Hamilton couldn’t turn pole into victory bid | The Race F1 Podcast
- Posted by hudson on Jul 25, 2023
Despite a surprise polesitter, as Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton bested championship leader Max Verstappen by just 0.003s, it was business as usual on Sunday.
Edd Straw, Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill analyse the stories up and down the order in The Race F1 Podcast.
From McLaren’s continued jump in form to Daniel Ricciardo's return to racing with AlphaTauri, plus what the Aussie's return means for Sergio Perez, what happened down at Turn 1 and our thoughts on the changing of the tyre rules in qualifying, our panel discuss a lot in this episode.
Red Bull's record breaking consecutive race wins tally highlights just how impressive the team has performed this season - putting Red Bull and Verstappen amongst the all-time great F1 partnerships.
0:00 - Intro
3:36 – Verstappen’s Saturday vs Sunday pace
12:25 – McLaren’s revival continues
17:37 - Perez’s rollercoaster weekend
23:19 - Ricciardo’s quietly impressive return
28:54 - Ferrari and Aston’s underwhelming pace
34:00 – Z