Qatar Unfiltered: McLaren Fumbles & Fornaroli Flies High

About this episode

The episode discusses the Qatar Grand Prix weekend, focusing on McLaren's strategy issues and the performance of various drivers.

LINK TO THE GOOGLE FORM TO BE THE SECOND HOST: https://forms.gle/swcwkfCVeAUvwjxc7 Let’s chat all things Qatar Grand Prix weekend! From McLaren fumbling their strategy and not only losing P2 for Oscar in the Championship standings but also costing Lando the title to the incredible performance by Williams and Carlos Sainz. I also address the hate Kimi Antonelli is receiving online and look ahead to Abu Dhabi with some mandatory rookie running sessions. And I can finally chat about Formula 2 again where we went into the weekend with 5 possible champions and came out of it with 1 crowned champion! Get settled, grab a drink and enjoy! Link to the F1 article about the Abu Dhabi scenarios: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/championship-permutations-where-does-norris-need-to-finish-in-abu-dhabi-to.DtWufByimYARjI5kujzt3

People in this episode

Host: mare braet

Topics covered

• Qatar Grand Prix
• McLaren strategy
• Formula 2 champion
• rookie running
• Kimi Antonelli hate

Keywords

• Qatar Grand Prix
• McLaren
• Carlos Sainz
• Kimi Antonelli
• Formula 2
• Abu Dhabi
• rookie running

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McLaren, Williams, Formula 2

Places: Qatar, Abu Dhabi

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