Ep 16 / Dutch GP debrief

We Owe Lando Norris An Apology

41 min 30 secWith Jack & Bayley

Formula 1 is back, Zandvoort delivers the drama and Jack has something difficult to admit about Lando Norris. Bayley is not letting him leave the Piastri Hive without a fight. The boys also unpack Mercedes team orders, Ferrari strategy and the questions following both teams to Monza.

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EP 16
Inside episode 16

Back from the summer break

The Lando apology

Jack rethinks his old Lando take after the Dutch Grand Prix. Bayley keeps the Oscar case alive, and the episode turns one strong weekend into the question that follows them through the next two shows: who is the better McLaren driver?

Farewell to Zandvoort

The boys look back at the banked corners, changeable weather and Scalextric feel that made Zandvoort distinctive. It is a fond goodbye to a circuit that could make even a delayed start worth staying awake for.

Did Mercedes pick a number one?

A team-order swap between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli gives Jack and Bayley plenty to argue about. Was Mercedes right to release Kimi, and should the order have been restored when the move did not produce the attack they wanted?

Ferrari strategy strikes again

Hamilton and Leclerc end up in another awkward strategy conversation. The episode asks whether Ferrari waited too long, left Hamilton exposed and created pressure between its own drivers instead of attacking the cars ahead.

Monza is waiting

Before signing off, Jack and Bayley turn towards the Temple of Speed. Ferrari face their home crowd, Kimi arrives with his own Italian support and Lando carries momentum into the next race.

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