About this episode

The episode discusses the fallout from the Belgian Grand Prix, focusing on Mercedes' performance and the dynamics between George Russell and his teammate.

Jake, Rob Smedley and Otmar react to a Belgian Grand Prix that reshaped the championship. Twelve months after admitting he'd "probably reached the bottom" at Spa, Kimi Antonelli returns to the same track and delivers a flawless win over Charles Leclerc, extending his title lead to 45 points. George Russell doesn't survive the first corner. Rob takes us into the Engineering Dark Web to explain exactly why George is losing time to his teammate — and Otmar and Rob put the theory to the test that's dividing the Mercedes garage: is this a car problem, a George problem, or both? Toto Wolff says it's "50% the car." George isn't fully convinced. Rob's verdict is blunter still: beat your teammate, or leave. Also in this episode: The Daniel Ricciardo/Max Verstappen parallel that explains exactly what's happening to George right now Why Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen's contract clauses both come to a head this weekend in Hungary Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin verdict — an 80% new car arrives in Budapest with zero testing, and it might decide whether he stays Why 400,000 fans at Spa still wasn't enough to save it from the 2028 and 2030 calendar Bullsh*t Corner nominations, your questions…

People in this episode

Host: Jake

Guests: Rob Smedley, Otmar

Topics covered

• Belgian Grand Prix
• Mercedes performance
• driver comparisons
• contract clauses
• team dynamics
• race analysis

Keywords

• Mercedes
• Belgian Grand Prix
• George Russell
• Kimi Antonelli
• Charles Leclerc
• team performance
• contract clauses
• Fernando Alonso

Sponsors

AG1

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercedes, Aston Martin

Places: Spa, Hungary

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