Chequered Flag Extra: Palmowski’s F1 Academy dream & Norris’ title advice

About this episode

The episode discusses F1 Academy racer Alisha Palmowski's season return and features insights from Lando Norris and Marc Priestley on F1 topics.

Izzy Hammond and Harry Benjamin are back with more F1 ramblings. This week, will Kimi Antonelli’s hot form continue? We answer your hot takes. F1 Academy racer Alisha Palmowski discusses the return of her season in Canada. Can she compete for the championship? Plus, world champion Lando Norris gives title advice to Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice, and former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley explains F1’s latest engine change. F1 returns for the Canadian Grand Prix next week, with live commentary across the 5 Live network. Search F1 on BBC Sounds.

People in this episode

Hosts: Izzy Hammond, Harry Benjamin

Guest: Alisha Palmowski

Topics covered

• F1 Academy
• Kimi Antonelli
• Lando Norris
• Alisha Palmowski
• Canadian Grand Prix
• F1 engine change

Keywords

• F1
• Alisha Palmowski
• Kimi Antonelli
• Lando Norris
• Canadian Grand Prix
• F1 Academy
• engine change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McLaren

Places: Canada

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