Episode 379 - Is 2025 The New 2007?

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent Singapore GP, McLaren's performance, and the dynamics between their drivers as they head into the 2025 season.

So Singapore then? Yes we got to see George Russell on the top step with a seemingly resurgent Max Verstappen taking 2nd, which only leaves 1 step on the podium for McLaren and this time round it was Lando Norris, but it was in a way that didn't exactly please Oscar and the other side of the garage. Congratulations to McLaren on clinching their 2nd consecutive World Constructor's Championship, but now the hard work really starts for them. They've got 2 drivers in contention for the driver's crown, but it seems like things aren't exactly cordial right now. After Forcing Oscar to let Lando past after a fudged pit stop in Monza and now not letting him by after the usual Sinagpore GP lap 1 "3 into 1 doesn't go" first corner. Do we get the impression that Oscar is now driving for Oscar, due to the team having got their spot at the top? We try and make sense of what's coming for the rest of the 2025 season as well as a stack of our usual going off on tangents (there's more in the Patreon show if that's your kind of thing). Along with our usual team by team lookback at the race and some of the best radio we've heard from Fernando Alonso since the last time he let the pitwall…

People in this episode

Host: 3Legs 4Wheels F1

Topics covered

• Formula 1
• 2025 season
• McLaren
• driver dynamics
• race recap
• team performance

Keywords

• Formula 1
• Singapore GP
• McLaren
• George Russell
• Max Verstappen
• Lando Norris
• Oscar
• Fernando Alonso
• World Constructor's Championship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McLaren

Places: Singapore, Monza

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