Max Verstappen’s path to another pair of Formula 1 race wins at the Belgian Grand Prix included him being bluntly told to “use your head” by his Red Bull engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. Why the “edgy rapport” between the pair seemed particularly tense at Spa is one of the many topics Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm tackle in The Race F1 Podcast. They also discuss whether Sergio Perez’s return to second place in a Red Bull 1-2 after a three-month absence will actually be more demoralising than reassuring, Carlos Sainz and Oscar Piastri’s clash, George Russell’s loss of form compared to Lewis Hamilton and whether Spa is really up to standard as a modern F1 venue. And as ever, we answer plenty of questions from The Race Members’ Club. 0:00 Intro 2:34 Verstappen's double 7:06 Perez's back in the top two 9:28 The fight for third 11:02 Russell's pace 12:31 Sainz vs Piastri 17:53 Aston Martin still behind 20:54 Norris's recovery 26:12 Alpine's tumultuous weekend 31:33 Tsunoda ba