Max Verstappen BACK in Championship contention after McLaren double-disqualification

About this episode

Rick and Matt discuss the implications of McLaren's double disqualification and Max Verstappen's chances in the Championship.

Rick and Matt react LIVE to McLaren’s double disqualification in the Las Vegas GP, and discuss Max Verstappen’s renewed chances of winning the Championship, at just 24 points behind Lando Norris. The pair also discuss all the drama from the race in Vegas, share insight from Red Bull on their second seat for 2026, and hear from Red Bull strategist Hannah Schmitz on proposed mandatory two-stop races in future Formula One seasons. Also in this episode: Why the Vegas road surface was so tricky to drive on in the wet Was Kimi Antonelli’s five-second penalty fair? Max Verstappen set to lose ANOTHER engineer Matt misses out on a SIX-POINTER in the podcast predictions league   👉 Don’t forget to subscribe for exclusive F1 insights, race recaps, and all the gossip from inside the paddock. - For the entire season Matt Majendie and Rick Edwards are embedded with Max Verstappen and the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team. Matt will be in the pits and in the garage, with the drivers and in the factory, at the debriefs and the strategy session. Get involved with the show! Email us: theinsidetrack@bbc.com Follow us on social media: Instagram: @theinsidetrack_podcast…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick Edwards, Matt Majendie

Topics covered

• Formula One
• Championship contention
• McLaren disqualification
• Red Bull Racing
• race analysis
• F1 strategy

Keywords

• Max Verstappen
• McLaren
• disqualification
• Las Vegas GP
• Red Bull
• Hannah Schmitz
• F1 strategy
• two-stop races
• Kimi Antonelli
• wet conditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Bull, McLaren, BBC Studios

Places: Las Vegas

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