How McLaren threatened Red Bull in F1 2024's Spanish Grand Prix
- Posted by storm on Jun 25, 2024
Edd Straw is joined by Ben Anderson and Mark Hughes to unpick a fascinating Spanish Grand Prix, won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen after a tense strategic battle with McLaren's Lando Norris.
The question is, was this a missed opportunity for McLaren and should it have been Norris on the top step of the podium?
00:00 Big picture thoughts
03:57 How the race played out
10:16 Russell’s great start
15:02 McLaren’s brushes with wins
18:50 Why did Perez and Piastri struggle?
22:31 Mercedes proves its progress
25:22 Why Ferrari weren’t in the fight
30:45 Alpine’s surprise pace
33:32 A bad weekend for Williams
36:37 Bottas sympathy corner
38:47 Listener questions
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