T F1 Podcast

We have reached the end of a great season with Norris and Mclaren securing a thrilling constructors Championship after 26 long years. Ferrari gave it a great try with an amazing race from Charles jumping from 19th to the podium! Lewis ends an amazing legendary relationship with Merc where he secured 6 championships countless poles ! Hamilton had a fantastic race and strong finish for Merc from 18th to 4th !! We also await of Sergio`s fate after a really bad season from him !

An absolute drive of a champion from Max to start from 17th in rainy wet condition to power himself to the top podium position! He absolutely solidified his strong hold on the Championship after thus Sunday ! It was the exact opposite for Norris who finished a disappointing 6th. A fantastic effort from Alpine and their drivers to finish 2nd and 3rd in podium positions after very strong drives, and great strategy! Also a notable mention of Russell to power the Merc to a podium start on Quali, and who could have finished on the podium on Sunday!

A titanic battle between Norris and Max gave Ferrari and Charles including Sainz to have a brilliant weekend in America !! The aggressive start by Max pushing Norris off track not being called, to then have a later very close battle to result in a 5 sec penalty for Norris has been the talk and controversial decision from the stewards and the FIA.

An outstanding and thrilling race from Piastri of Mclaren who dueled with Baku qualifying King Charles who qualified on pole yet again for the 4th time in Baku ! It was heartbreak for Charles who yet again couldn't get on the top step after a brilliant Quali ! Norris also had a strong recovery drove from 15th to 4th to close the points gap to Max, but also providing Mclaren with the lead in Constructors for the 1st time in a long time. Disaster happened on lap 49 for Perez, who was having a really strong weekend up to that point in the struggling RB car and Sainz who collided and ended both their weekends with zero points!!

In a stunning turn of events a Mclaren front row lockout, and what many expected to be a straightforward win for Lando, has turned to be a big Tifosi celebration for Ferrari and an excellent win for Charles Leclerc in Italy. The crowd erupted in joy as the two Mclaren drivers looked visibly pretty shaken, and in Lando`s case dejected! Ferrari gambled on one stop strategy that hit pay dirt, but on the other hand Pasitris extreme aggressive start allowed the Ferrari driver to pass Norris, and also in turn ruined Russell`s whole race, causing damage to his car ! Max in his RB who was down the order described his car after the race as undrivable!

The long F1 summer break is about to finish, and this episode covers the breaking FIA ruling on Asymmetric braking that was ratified during the summer break. Has that been one of the items that have affected Red Bull performance? What will RB do with its driver decisions after deciding to keep Perez? How ill the constructors battle shape up between Mclaren and Red bull, as Mclaren close in at an alarming rate. Mercedes also joining the party, with a huge performance gain wining almost 4 of the last races!

A fantastic and unexpected performance by Mercedes with a one stopper from Russell stunning the rest of the field, and a strong drive from Hamilton secured a 1-2. That result wasn't to be, as controversially Russell was later disqualified for being under the FIA mandated minimum weight. A shame to an otherwise fantastic race weekend, with a strong race from Piastri for Mclaren as well to round up the top 3 ! Max had a good recovery drive with an engine penality, but it looks like it is the last will see of Sergio Perez from RB, with another disappointing performance.