Predicting the 2027 F1 Driver Lineups!

0:00Thank you for listening to The Late Breaking F1 Podcast. Make sure to check out new episodes every Wednesday and every Sunday. Hello and a very warm welcome to The Late Breaking F1 Podcast, presented by Harry Yves, Sam Sage and me Ben Hawking. In this agonizing one month break in between races, but that agony has subsided, at least for a day. Because I get to see both of you on the races. She's not the light, but is he so sweet to her, Harry? Yeah, he's just the off camera. The funny thing is, I was told by the nice podcast person to not look to my left to talk to Harry. No, I'm not taking that broken in that instruction. As an autistic man, I have to follow the rules immediately. Sam, we've just fallen out for today. Sam's not looking at me. I don't like you. You know Dwight, when he shudds Andy.

1:00Shudds. Shudds. Yeah, podcast stuff, Formula One. Shudds. Yeah, podcast stuff. What's that mean? The word podcasting today. What's talking about Formula One? Got enough time to fill. Well, we've decided with this one month gap that we've got an opportunity to talk through. A few different things whilst there's no racing to chat through. And one of them is the 2027 driver lineup, our predictions for what the grid is going to look like next year. Good time to do it because there aren't actually that many contracts confirmed yet for 2027. There are some and we know that even with contracts in place sometimes, Shenanigans in the in the transfer window can go a bit crazy. So we're going to go through all 11 teams, see where we're, see where we're similar, see where we're different. If you are listening along at home and you've got a piece of paper nearby, maybe jot down the driver. See, see who your closest to in terms of your predictions compared to the three of us. We're going to go in championship order as they are right now, which means we start with

2:04the championship leaders, that being Mercedes, very good start to 2026. And I'm sure there are a number of drivers that would like to be in that Mercedes seat for next year. Kimi Antonelli has a contract up until the end of 2026. I'm sure there are some people who seem to think he has a contract until the end of this year. Some who indicate he might have an option for next year as well. Harry, just the two names to start with, and then we'll get into discussion once we've revealed all three of our two drivers. Hello, boring, but Russell and Antonelli. Be worried. I'm not be worried. Sam. Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen. Okay. Les Buehrens. Les Buehrens. More, ooh. Yes. I'm going with Kimi Antonelli and George Russell. So I'm with him. Yeah. I'm just Buehrens. Simpson's heavy episode already. It is. Might as well start with the biggest talking point from that reveal is that Max Verstappen

3:06is going to Mercedes. Yeah. I think there are two options with Max Verstappen at the moment. I think he's either done with the sport and you can understand why it's just got what he's enjoying doing. He's started racing. And the other option is that I think he goes to a championship opportunity. And in his endurance racing, it's GT3 racing. He's currently racing on Mercedes. I think these go relationship there already. We heard about the poaching rumors, of course, from last season where Total Wolf wanted Max in the car. And we spoke about this in length about how he'll probably give it a year in the new regulations before understanding where Red Bull sit where Mercedes sit after last year. And we saw that Mercedes will well off the pace. Or regularly contenders if not winning championships. And Max is a winner. You know, he's done his time in the midfield. Did he do his time in the likes of Toro Roso and moved up through the ranks? We want to see Max at the front. And if Mercedes have got that head start in this new regulations, it makes sense that you put the four time champ in with this team that wins so many championships. And unfortunately for George Russell, I do think whilst he is absolutely brilliant behind

4:06the wheel of a car, he's already been proven to be matched by Kimi Antingeli. And so because the talent is there from Kimi, they don't need to worry about this second seat. They can now go out and get someone else who's, you know, he's going to spend the money on them and go, right, we're going to pick up someone who's a real championship contender and win us everything. Kimi's really beating him. Three races in. He's already beating George Russell. So they're closing off that. I think that they can work out if they want to take that risk. And I think they will. What do you think the timeline looks like from Total Wolf's perspective? We know that that interest has already been there in the last couple of years. Is he already looking at that situation now when trying to open those discussions from the staff inside? Is he is he already looking at Mercedes as the option? Is it happening now or is it going to happen later in the year? I actually think the total for him is to strike while the iron is hot. If Red Bull get better, then I think the interest from Max and the Max for staff with a wane slightly, because if the gap shrinks drastically,

5:07why would they go through the entire process of, you know, re-homing, so to speak, moving to a new team and just getting new culture, new personnel. Max has been with Red Bull his entire driving career. It's going to be a big move for him. So you need to make sure that he doesn't settle into this team again and become more comfortable in the new era. And I think the saying is if they want him, they've got to get down pretty much before. This compression ratio changes in June, July. Strike while the iron is hot, get it done for the summer break. And we know from the staff and perspective that he's, to put it mildly, not very happy with the current regulations going into next year, would it be a case of him trying to see if I'm at the front and I am winning races again, potentially fighting for a championship? If I'm still not enjoying it at that point, is that then his cue to go? It's a logical choice, isn't it? To sit there and think, if I, I hate your anger, it's worse. That's fair enough, understandable. If you still hate it at its best and you are winning Grand Prix, then maybe the sport just isn't for you now. There's already been plenty of room was coming around about, you know,

6:07the changes in energy, the reduction in battery usage, more emphasis on, you know, the, the combustion engine rather than the battery. So we're probably set to see some rule changes pruning immediately anyway. And that might adjust his viewpoint moving forward. But it does make sense to see if you hate something when you are the absolute best at it. But now you're going with George Russell staying at the team. The one and only Damon Hill quite recently had some comments about. Fan of the podcast. Big fan of the podcast is Damon Hill. And he had some comments about George Russell and feeling temporary within him feeling temporary within Mercedes, but you've decided that he is going to stay for another year. And he is going to stay and. I think it's more to more to do with Max the staff and not wanting to be an F on anymore, not to spoil my later on Red Bull, but. I. I don't think. A winning car is going to going to persuade the staff and to come over. I think he just hates the car.

7:08He just hate race. But I think he just he just does not like I even think if he was right now winning, I still think he'd have negative things to say about this, because he's been saying it before being we've gotten to this year. So. And if touchable of can't get Max to stop and I think he will very happily stick with George Russell and give me Anthony because. That's a good. That's a good line. A second option. Is it now that Anthony has proved himself only in year two? No matter, you know, which way around they are in terms of who's the fastest. They're still pretty close and that's a good solid pairing. So why would why would you do it? Why would he. Why would he chase the staff and why would he chase the staff and if the staff and hates it here so much? Yeah. I just don't think he. I think total wolf. I think we'll give it a go again. But I think he won't get very far and we'll quickly just settle for only settle. But settle for what he's got now. I just I think Russell is a. He's a top class driver. So why would you not be on that? Why would you be unhappy with that?

8:08To be fair on that point. It's a lot of money and a lot of commitment. If the guys get the turn around in a year and go. Yeah. I don't want to do this anymore. Imagine he gets mad for stuff and things like I still ain't it. Bye bye. Thanks for 12 months. Bye. And that's got to be a risk that maybe wasn't there in the previous era of F1. And that's one of the reasons why I've gone with George Russell to stay at Mercedes as well and the staff and not to make the move over. Because whilst I think a year ago I would have said if the staff and his interested total wolf makes it happen by any means. But now it feels like they do have a good thing going with two drivers. Some very positive comments from total wolf recently about the driver lineup and the difference in experience difference in age but both still very quick. And also and I'm sure the staff and would be able to make a difference if he were to be in a race winning car. At least at the moment the ability of the driver does feel to be somewhat diminished versus maybe last year. Like a driver can still make an impact don't get me wrong but it's not.

9:12It's not the same. It doesn't feel the same right now. So I think I think total wolf might stick with what he's got. Couldn't get past the big P.A. gasoline kitty. I mean, what more do you want? A big P.G. So we're saying P.A. Gasly to Mercedes. Peaky tips. Like it bro. That's the famous saying. It's the evolution of let him cook. Yeah. And we should mention Anton Ali as well before we move on. There's not as much to say here because we've all said that he'll stay with the team. His contract is technically up at the end of this year. But I don't think there's any doubt right now that he'll be there again. What would be the game and getting rid of him? Why commit to this risk of having this young succumbing or replace the Lewis Hamilton when you're hanging a possibly get rid of him at the first time of asking. Now he's proving himself immediately. We saw actually the perfect kind of embedding into Formula One last year when they were on a car that wasn't going anywhere. Wasn't going to win too many races. And so he turns around. He develops over the year. He starts to match Russell towards the end of the year. New era comes along.

10:12First three races come by and he's beating him. So perfect stop. I don't know why you want to get rid of him. If he's this good at 19 years old, they've already spent this much time and effort in his development. It would feel kind of backwards to get rid of him when he's just getting into his peak, right? I'm going to say he's don't do that. To do that doesn't do that. Look at. Bothas Russell himself. I'll come to a lesser extent. But if they they spend a lot of time developing these drivers investing these drivers. Why would they want to get rid of him? Especially as he said. Antonelli is now delivering. So yeah, it would be madness to get rid of them. What about Ferrari? Shalikler has the longest contract in F1 at the moment until the end of 2029. Alternative. Lewis Hamilton, though, his contract is believed to be up at the end of this year. So I don't have multi-year deals. So maybe it's not, but I think it's more than likely his deal is up at the end of this year. Line up is going to be.

11:12Shalikler and Oli Behrman. Harry. The same. I'm going. Shalikler. And Lewis Hamilton. So you think Behrman makes the move up from has some. Yeah, I think this might end up being more a Lewis Hamilton decision, rather than a Ferrari decision. Really? I do. I think. Replace me, please. Please, let me go. He's walked himself into prison and deciding he doesn't want to be here anymore. Set me free. I think he was really overjoyed at the start of this year. Well, he exactly beating Shalikler at some point and had done better in qualifying. I am slightly apprehensive for Lewis that the moment McLaren come back to form. If Red Bull adjusts and come back to form, we could see a shift back to what we saw last season, where it was Shalikler regularly fighting for third, fourth, maybe fifth at worst. But Hamilton is at the back of this queue, maybe fighting with Haggla, for seventh and eighth place.

12:13I think his move will very quickly deteriorate when he's had the chance to build a car that he feels comfortable in. He feels like he's got an opportunity to wing something and something that is all snatched away because again, he is further behind. And Lewis Hamilton is crushing, I believe, the greatest person we've ever seen in a Formula One car. But I just think it's okay to accept that someone has moved away from the peak of their powers. And it's okay to walk away and it doesn't suit you anymore. And I do think that he's at that point now, where maybe it's time to move on. If the season goes the direction, I think it might. It might not, it might go the opposite direction. He might absolutely thrive and prosper the further into this year we get. And he might absolutely love it and I could be so wrong. I've gone out on a limb here to say that it'll be Bermann, not Hamilton. But I do think that this season will start to go a little bit downhill for him. And Bermann feels like the natural success is already impressed so much. You know, I think if you're going to have a young driver such as Bermann with so much talent, it will be silly to, if you lose Hamilton to go out and spend a lot of money replacing Hamilton with someone else across the grid realistically

13:17and not pick up the guy that you've essentially given Formula One experience during this last team. I think Leclerc is comfortable going to lead that team. There's no problem there. It's got the experience. Bermanns, you're up and coming talent. Give them a couple of years to bed in. I think that's a really great team. And you've gone with the same hurry. I think same reason. I don't think Hamilton's going to have another 2025. I don't think he could still have a fairly decent year. But if I think fairly decent isn't what he's after here. And if, yeah, like say, if he's started to be beaten by Leclerc regularly, and if McLaren Rebel get involved, I just think he might. We said this, he's been quite complimentary of the regs at the start of the season when he's been like fighting for a podium. If that goes away, I think his enjoyment goes away of this. And at the moment, the only person who seems to have massive battles with is his teammate. Yeah. It seems to be going all right for the moment. But I just wonder if Leclerc starts to get mired in traffic further back potentially.

14:17We saw it in Japan. How many times can he be told before he decides to walk that to go quicker, he needs to activate less throttle through a corner. Yeah, that's, but that's so wrong with F1. It was in like 15, 15% less throttle Lewis and you'll go quicker. So how is that work for me? How do I go faster by doing less? Yeah, frustrating. So yeah, I don't think I don't think it's going to be terrible. Yeah, I just think he might catch the end of this and go, you know what? It hasn't worked for me. It hasn't quite worked out. I've had about a better year. Let's walk away. So yeah, it'll be a Hamilton retirement and a Benman to step up. I'm going with Hamilton doing another year, maybe not more than another year, but I think he might do one more at Ferrari. At the moment, at least, and this could change, as you've both said, I don't get the impression that he wants to go. I think he's still pretty motivated. And whilst Japan was more worrying, I think overall,

15:17it looks more competitive in the early goings between him and Charlotte Claire. And of course, Ferrari, at least right now, more competitive. I'm sure he would like more opportunities for wins rather than just... As rumors, they're bringing a whole new car to Miami. So that'll be 12th and 13th, I'm sure. Oh, guaranteed. That's about where they were in Miami last year. But yeah, and I don't think with Hamilton, there's going to be any motivation for him to go anywhere else or motivation for anyone else to pick him up, at least not outside of maybe the midfield. I don't think Hamilton's going to go... Try for a horse. Try for a horse. It's not going to happen. Hamilton, I'll put him up. That'd be funny. I actually think the bigger question is whether Ferrari will want to keep him or not with Behrmann and what he's showing it has. If Hamilton's form does deviate back to what we saw in 2025, at that point, maybe Ferrari are the ones who look to make that change. But it's tough to ditch Lewis Hamilton.

16:18That is not just the driving. It's the marketing value. It's being able to say Lewis Hamilton is on your team. So overall, I'm going boring and I'm staying with the two drivers that are there at the moment. It's got two exactly the same at the moment. Yeah, it's your entire list, just this year. The same 11 teams. No change. It might be because we're moving on to McLaren next. It's quite easy, though. No race and pastery. You know what, this is the first time that I'm not deviating. It'll be no race and pastery. Yes. No race and pastery. I'd be shocked if this changed. It's a great line up. They're both young enough. They've got years to go. They clearly work well enough together that they can get through. They went through a championship gesider and they've been able to come back and saw it out and pastery seems happy. And that was the question. That'll be fine. Yeah, it'll be right. It'll be right. Yeah, I think that why would if you're Zach Brown, you're not getting rid of that line up. Like for who would you do that for? For whom? Yeah, that's it. P.A. Gasly. Apart from P.A. Gasly. Well, obviously, it becomes available. It deserves the world. Yeah. So, and yeah, for the two drivers, realistically, what,

17:18unless it's jumping into a Mercedes, why are you leaving that car? So it works for everyone involved. I, I, by the way, I don't think this, but I'm going to ask the question anyway. We've spoken a lot about Verstappen's love or lack of love for the regulations and whether he'd go as a result of that. And would be Fernando Alonzo, who's spoken about him and his situation and he's sending towards the end of his career. Fernando Norris has very quietly been one of the biggest like, he has not been a supporter of these regs. He was for like one day in Bahrain and then decided he wasn't anymore. Yeah. Yeah, I don't know what he was doing on that day, but yeah, we loved it. People aren't talking about his future in F1. Fernando Norris feels like a man that still has much more to achieve. I agree. You know, Verstappen's a multi-time world champion. Fernando has just come off the back of his first. Alonzo has been around since the door of mankind. I think Easter at holiday is about Fernando Alonzo being resurrected. The resurrection of Fernando.

18:18I think so. Yeah. He comes out the cave and gets straight into a modern Formula One curve. He's good. So who cares? And then, you know, Lewis Hamilton again, the most successful drive we've ever seen makes sense from this step away. I think Landon's got a lot more to do. Sure. He's not in the position he was in maybe last year or even the year before right now, but, you know, Japan indicated there's still something there in that McLaren. Yeah. It could well get better throughout the year. He's been fairly motivated, even in the early part of this year where he's having this did not start in China. For example, he seems to think that McLaren has the potential to win races later in this year. And regardless whether he's wrong or right about that, that shows that he's still got a lot of faith within that McLaren team. So I'm pretty confident on that. And then I guess with Piastry, it seems, it seems likely he'll be staying as well. I think all of the bad feelings from last year have subsided enough that it's probably not going to be in question.

19:21No, I think so. And they obviously have sat him down over the winter and, well, I say they exact Browns probably sat him down over the winter. And they've, they've hashed it out. And obviously he will be hope, well, they're not in a championship fight at the moment. But if it came to, again, they obviously be hoping things went differently. So I don't think it's any like said, right? There'll be no, there's no good enough reason for him to go anywhere unless it was for a weird open spot. I'm saying this potentially, but even, even so we get to 2027, you know, McLaren could well be in the fight properly by then. So why would you, why would you leave? Why would you leave a team that's proven they can win championships now? He is my outside bet for the Ferrari slash Red Bull Cena. Okay. He is like my second or third down the list. If they don't go for that young junior obvious switch. Not for him, please Oscar. Oscar and the Clare was crying together. Yeah, the options for Piaxia Ferrari or the team that cursed Mart Weber. Like it's, yeah, good trajectory the way I think.

20:21Well, that's three teams done and dusted. We've got eight more after this. Welcome back, everyone. Currently fourth place in the championship is Hass. Obviously line up at the moment of Oli Bermann and Esteban Ocon. Now, we already know that with both of your has predictions, it's not going to be exactly the same because you've got Oli Bermann going to Ferrari. But what have you got exactly, Sam? So I have to get my notes to make sure I was still correct on this. For Hass, Next season, I've got Yuki Senoda in the seat and Raphael Kamara. Oh, a double switch. Double switcheroo. Yeah. I love to do that. They love it. They do that. It's a good point. They build up a good foundation. You know what? Scrap it. Tare up. Okay. So Senoda and Kamara. Harry. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

21:21Yeah. Kamara. Harry. Esteban Ocon. And Yuki Senoda. Okay. And I've gone with Oli Bermann and Raphael Kamara. Okay. We've got three separate lineups here. Interesting. I guess maybe we'll start. Sam, you're going with Senoda to move into the TV and Kamara as well. And Ocon to leave now. We won't spoil what you've got for Ocon. Just going to leave him off the grill. He's going to be continued. Where's God. He's an L.P. In a real Torey with a forgotten. Where's Kevin who's driving? He's on the market. He's on the market. No. Ocon's great. Get him in. Gas is like. Why is he back? What's he doing? Yeah. No more change. Yeah. I mean, Senoda improved himself. I think over the last few years. He had some ups and downs. I guess some difficulties. Of course, in Red Bull. Understandably. But he's a really solid driver. And I think he's matured. And he's not as risky as he once was when it came to crashing the car. For example, I think the Toyota connection.

22:21Whilst he is obviously famously partnered with Honda throughout his junior career, there is that Japanese connection. And they are. Those manufacturers are very proud to represent drivers from their market, from the Japanese market. And I think that's wonderful. And I do think that if Yuki moves away from the Red Bull family, which of course is no longer associated with Honda anymore, if he doesn't go to Aston Martin, Toyota feels like a really natural connection for him to get picked up by it. I think he's got enough experience on his hands to be a big of a team leader there. He'll have the chance to develop further. Also, I think there is that natural synergy between what I think would become a wider partnership. I think Toyota and GR racing will cement themselves further in this house partnership. So that's why I've gone to know that. And in terms of camera. So I've got him as well, obviously. The thing that gives me hesitancy on my selection is I've obviously got Berman as well. So it would be almost two Ferrari options, which I'm not sure has one. Absolutely love. But I can.

23:22If they're going to have Berman for a couple of years, they would. They can't take both of them at the same time. So I feel like they've got at least one of those two options. Longer term than just next year. Camera F3 champion last year. Formula Regional champion the year before. Very much in contention for the Formula 2 championship we think this year. He's got almost the same. The same trajectory as Borsaletto and former early before in that he won F3 with Trident moves up to F2 with Invicta. Both of them sort of followed that to a T and it looks like camera could well do the same thing. I think the last person to win. Formula Regional F3 and F2. Just called something slightly different at that point, Formula Regional, but it was Oscar Piaestry. So it shows it's a great trajectory to be on. I don't think that Hassel want to Ferrari Academy drivers in their team. Hence why I think Berman moves on, but they want to replace him. And it's been proven to be a great proven ground for them.

24:22You know, Berman is developed really nicely. It feels like Kamatsu cooks, isn't he? He's in the kitchen. He's a little so chef, a little Ferrari branding so chef. So they'll get him in there. And I think that it will allow him to have at least two or three years because in theory, both Berman and Lecler will be at Ferrari in my predictions. This is for at least two or three years together. So that gives him time to really develop before they work out what they want to do with him. And then alongside Singarota, you've got your slightly more experienced older pair of hands. It feels weird saying Singarota is the older, more experienced driver, because he does a little bit. He's a wise old, wise old campaigner. What a campaigner. You can't call you kissing older Yoda. You kiss a Yoda. Yeah, yeah, Yoda. He's 800 years old as well. And gets carried around on a backpack. And he speaks like him backwards. Driving the house, I will. Singarota that. But you're very good. I haven't done a Yoda impression before. And with Berman, obviously got Berman staying at Hass.

25:23If for me, it was either he moves up to Ferrari or he stays at Hass. If he does stay at Hass, I think he just needs to be patient, because there's not much point in being impatient. But George Russell and Williams is probably a good comparison here, where he probably felt like he was in that seat for a year, maybe two years longer than he ideally would have wanted to be. But there wasn't much point getting impatient and looking for something else, where it has worked out in the end for him. I think Berman, if he weren't to get the promotion up for 2020, 2027, it should be the same sort of logic. And you've got Estabanocon. Yeah, I think they are contrary to what Hass normally do. If Berman is off the Ferrari as I think he might be, they'll keep some continuity. So they'll keep Auckland for at least another year to allow that. And then, yeah, I mean, the Sonoda switch, the Sonoda switch.

26:23Switch with a T.S. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Singarota voice though. Yes. No, I'm not doing it. But yeah, I think that's all down to the Toyota connection. I think they'll want to more and more that the influence of them is sort of spreading over that car over there. So here for it as well, by the way. So here for it. And I think they, I thought about this. They didn't do it at all when they were there as an F1 team. They never put a Japanese driver in, whereas Honda obviously did. So I think, yeah, they might want to take this chance to do it. Shall we move on to Alpine? Who are currently back to where they deserve to be? Fifth place in the championship. Pierre Gasly is a contract until 2028. Franco Colopinto believed to be until the end of this year. It's Flavia Breatori somewhat at the helm. Who knows what's going to happen here? Harry? I have got an Alpine. Franco Colopinto.

27:24And Paul Aaron. Oh, but by Gasly. Oh, no. I hope he comes back later. Is he coming back? It deserves the world. Okay, Colopinto and Paul Aaron. Yeah. Oh, thank you. No disrespect to either of them. Kind of disrespect to either of them though. Sam. I've got Pierre Gasly. And take a poor share. No. Don't do this to me, man. It's not happening. Stop giving me home. Sorry about it. I've got who? I can't see him. It wouldn't make sense as well. That's why it's not going to happen. Yep. I'm going with Pierre Gasly and Liam Lawson. Okay. Again, three separate options here. Real separate options. Wow. Colopinto and Paul Aaron. Yeah. I think they'll stick with Colopinto. He's shown a bit of improvement already this year.

28:25I think that'll carry on as long as Flavia doesn't keep shouting at him. And Pierre Gasly is departing from the team. And so they've replaced him with Paul Aaron. Many because they don't really have much else. He better be going as some kind of super team. That's being created. That's all right. The time and back. We'll win at that as well. Okay. Colopinto and Paul Aaron for Harry. And then you've got Pierre Gasly staying there. Let's start that one. Yeah. I think realistically he went through the bad. And it will be really silly now to see that Alping are maybe starting to see the light in the end of the tunnel. Mercedes power unit. This is very good for them. If the team is sold as rumors are speculating around. You know, a Christian horn a super group or a total wolf. Purchase as well. It looks like investment could be going the right way. We might see some rebranding. I don't know. But Gasly's worked his way through the difficulties. He's already proven this season that he's maybe the most underrated driver on the grid. And I do think it will be silly for him to not be leading. Whatever the next step is at Alping. Because I don't think it will stay like this for too long.

29:25And it will be silly to give that away to someone else after going through. A really difficult time. I've got. Yeah. I've got Gasly staying as well. It is a vast improvement on last year's situation, which fair enough it would be difficult not to be a vast improvement on 2025. But. I think we've. Breitore and the situation there like he will desperately want Gasly. To stay because there has been such. Not insecurity, but just not a lot from the second seat. In recent times, obviously with. Jack do it in the first instance. And now Colin Pinto. It does currently feel like. Maybe Gasly versus Colin Pinto is the most one-sided on pure pace. Driver lineup on the grid right now. So Gasly, I don't think he's in a bad spot. Alping could keep getting better with that. Mercedes power unit. They'll settle into their new way of working with. We've obviously not. Not producing their own engines anymore. And I think Gasly could be a good fallback for a top team. If. An opportunity arises. Not a fallback, mate. Sorry.

30:25It's incredible. It's incredible. So, you know, they're all fighting over him. You've paired Gasly with towed Porsche. We have. I'm assuming. The machine. I'm assuming. I'm assuming. I'm assuming. I'm assuming. I'm assuming. The Mercedes connection here is playing into this. The Mercedes connection is playing into this, I think. I think. Total war for to make sure he gets a driver on the grid again. And they've got again. The Mercedes engine plays a big part. So where it used to be the likes of Ocon before that, it was Verline going back a long way. And it was Russell, of course, with Williams. There's always been a young Mercedes attributed driver somewhere on the grid. And usually it's at a family team to use the word, you know, a customer team of Mercedes. I think. A customer team of Mercedes. I think Colin Pinto is. Choose my words carefully here. Otherwise, I might have a whole nation come after me. Not delivering as expected for someone who came into the sport and was so. Fast but silly. When he was with Williams. And there's been complaints that maybe he's not getting the same car

31:26parts as Gasly, Alpine, have come out and had to announce a statement that actually is pretty much bang on exactly the same. If it carries on this way, I would expect there to be some changes, especially with how we saw doing out. Colin Pinto in last season. I don't think it's that bad, but I do think by the end of the season, they'll make a choice. And currently I would air that they'll move away from him. Porsche seems like the obvious option. I wonder if there's a deal there to be done with the engines. And he's an F2 champ. It makes sense for him to actually have a going for another one. It's so logical. And that's why it wouldn't happen. And that's what happened. Especially because I've said it. I've gone with Liam Lawson here. You've got this is interesting. It is interesting. I just think Paul Aaron's an option. Maybe Porsche has an option. So Gabrielle Mini potentially could be an option as well. He's too small. Alex Dunn could be an option too. I just think. And I've maybe said this last year as well, but I actually think it might be reinforced by what's happening with Colin Pinto here.

32:28I don't think Breitori wants another rookie. I think he wants someone with at least a bit of F1 experience. And Liam Lawson, whilst he hasn't set the world of lights at racing bulls, he has been pretty solid. And I think he's going to get better throughout the course of this year. There are some concerns about his race craft. But if you can tidy that up, I think the pace is pretty much the pace is there. Or at least it's getting there to the point where I think Alpine could be interested. You'll need to get away from the Red Bull family. I think we've never seen a double promotion charges. We stack it at racing bulls team makes sense to go and find his feet elsewhere. And then Catholic and trauma share as well. They can true. They can. You never met Marco. He's like, yes, I did. Oh, I met him. It feels weird. We're getting all the way down to Red Bull at P6 in the championship. But that's where they currently sit. Max Verstappen, of course, a lot of speculation about what his future might hold, whether it will be at Red Bull not in F1 or as Sam has already predicted at Mercedes.

33:32Isaac Kajar in his first year at the team. Harry, who's driving for Red Bull next year? I have got Isaac Kajar. I'm PA ghastly. Oh, he's back. He's not retired. Yeah, he didn't go for long. Five minutes maybe. Oh gosh. A lot of people last PA ghastly what he would do if he if he lost. Guess we'll go. I'm sick with Hager. Yeah, he's already proven that he is the best of the not so best in that second seat so far. It's a lot more to come from him. I've been really thrilled what he's done alongside him. I have gone with George Russell. Yeah. Man. Three different options here because I've gone with Isaac Kajar. And Max Verstappen. Who earns? Who earns? Yeah. Hager I think is actually in a pretty good spot right now. Like he is just taking advantage of the.

34:34I don't know the not knowing what's going to happen with Verstappen's future. Yeah. He's out of an okay start anyway, but he might be able to take advantage of that. We spoke about this recently. His qualifying is one of his biggest attributes. And the fact that so regularly this second seat struggled with qualifying. If he can continue the qualifying pace as the car does get better. And it will get better. It will progress. I think that will set him in good stead. If he's securing his seat as well. While there is speculation around Max Verstappen, they'll want to just lock that down and make sure they're not having to juggle two open seats at the same time and a new era of Formula One. So I think actually a lot of cars have gone his way. It's the other seat. Of course, I said that. The staff will go to him and saying he's a straight swap. I think it's a great pick up for Red Bull to get someone like Russell very talented. Very quick. You can build a team round him. There's a lot to do there. Harry. Had just days for all the above reasons. And yeah, Max Verstappen is going to retire. He's leaving. He's done. He done. He Romeo done. I actually don't think you're retired.

35:34I think Pierre Gasley must hold him out. Yeah. Just forced him out of the thing. Yeah, he went. I am betting you now. He's becoming like secret track. Norris. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You don't offer a seat to Gasley. Gasley takes the seat from you. Yeah, I think I think he goes off. And he's not retiring from racing, but he doesn't want to do a phone anymore. I just think he really hates it. Do you think he completely shuts off the possibility of coming back? Alonzo Esk? No. I don't think so. I think he might come at it. Things changed. He'd come back, I think. But he did. As we have seen with his. His GT3 exploits. He just likes to go racing. And I'm not sure. He's feeling like that's what he's doing at the moment with all the sort of management. You have to do it during an F1 race. So I think he's he's out of here. Emre Bull. It's a very different team than it was in 2019. No one is there that used to be there in 2019. No hornet. No Marco. Jonathan Wheatley's gone. Obviously Rob Marshall. Wasn't there anymore. And don't they know it? And don't they know it?

36:34Huge gap missing. Wow. Literally. But. But I think they. Yeah. With it with it. That's, you know, quite a big seat to fill. Literally. But. Yeah. And who did they look to? P.I. Gasley is perhaps in the form of his life at the moment or has been for the past few years. Maybe it's time to welcome him back. And I think he would go because. Like I said, no one is there. There was. Yeah. But. Yeah. And who did they look to? P.I. Gasley is perhaps in the form of his life at the moment. No one is there. There was there the first time. And I think they are. It's a different. Culture. Or at least, I think Lauren Mecky is trying to make it a different culture there. Um, so. Yeah. Do you work with Mecky's one? No, he. Mecky's came in after racing bulls in there, which was then Alpha Tari where Gasley was. I mean, Mecky's been everywhere. Mecky's probably worked with them at some point. Oh, that's true. Was it the FIA was Mecky's. Yeah. You think Gasley walks into the, the Red Bull factory. You know, like when you bring a cat home for the first time and they open the door and they do that thing with their foot.

37:35They're like, is this safe? Um, am I all right? Looking around the walls. Like, is it okay? I might sit in the corner for a few days and make sure there's no threats going on for Helmut Marko to walk past and scare him. The other thing I was going to say as well on, on Alpine for, I'm not saying, you know, Gasley's just going to leave for the sake of it. He'd go for an actual good seat. But if Christian, what if that is a thing, Christian, who gets involved in Alpine? I don't think he likes Pierre Gasley. Uh, that was the rumor at least between I think. So what, what then happened? Run away. Interesting. Yes. I'm considered that. Um, yeah. I've got Mike's for staff and staying. Uh, with Isaac. Yeah. Um, I think with the staff and either. I think he gives next year or go in terms of any big regulation, not maybe. A sizable regulation change that will happen between now, uh, and next year. I think he wants to give them a go. And then he makes a call as to whether he wants to stay long term, or if it doesn't work, I could see him leaving like mid season next year.

38:42I, I think he wants to, I think he'll want to give that a go. Uh, and that's why I've kind of got him staying at Red Bull and not going to Mercedes at least straight away is that if he's not convinced that he's staying in the sport. I don't know if he'll put effort into getting away from Red Bull. So my prediction is he tries it for the first few months of next season. If he likes it, he stays long term in the sport, maybe he goes to Mercedes. And then if he doesn't like it, Red Bull might have to scramble as the staff and fails out by Miami of next year. Nice. What about the sister team of Red Bull racing balls? Obviously, Limblad hasn't come up yet for anyone. Lawson's only come up for me, Sam. Limblad stays. Solov joins him. I've got the same. I've got Limblad and Solov. I've got the same as this year. Limblad and Lawson. Do you think, I mean, with Limblad, I guess having a second year at racing balls given his age wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

39:43And with Lawson, is it just the case of status quo? Isn't a bad thing for them right now? I think so. I think, well, with Limblad, like I said, I think Red Bull are trying to avoid getting into the situation they found himself in multiple years. Now, well, they've had to promote it rookie. So if in my scenario where the staff and leaves, I don't think they're going to push Limblad straight up after one year. I know they did it for had job. I think they're trying to get away from that. So they keep Limblad there. And then for Lawson, I think it's like Sonoda. It was one more year. Not to, not to Nestle, I see necessarily see if he is good enough to then go back to Red Bull. But I just think given one more year and he might do us Sonoda. And or do a ghastly in that sense and go to another team. So I think Lawson, I think I put somewhere like Alping could happen, but just not next year. And we've both got Nicholas Solov making the jump up Limblad and Solov actually teammates. Very briefly in F2 at the end of last year, albeit for I think it was maybe two rounds and four races.

40:46But Solov was already on the pace of Limblad. He was and Solov obviously starting his F2 journey much later joining. I think it was the sale when his first Grand Prix was, but he was runner up in Formula 3 for 2025. So he told it's full first campaign in Formula 2 this season. I'm very excited to see how he goes. I think Lawson is probably had his time. Unfortunately, as much as I think he's been much better this season. And he has really cemented himself as someone who can race very quickly. There's a lot of PR damage that comes along with this Red Bull reputation. And I think you've got to be able to jump ship in the right way and science did it, ghastly did it. I think the seats, despite having more on the grid, are starting to look a little difficult. So unfortunately, I don't think Lawson is going to be able to kind of get on the life raft to go off somewhere else. But I think Solov will be a good option for a few years for them. Yeah, Solov, he took a little bit of a while to get going in F3, but he did come into F3 very young. But he showed a lot of potential in the last two years in particular, especially with the runner up in F3 last year.

41:52Good start to his F2. It's very early on in the F2 season, but he did win the feature race Australia, which, yeah, it's pretty good start to his F2 career. And I could see, I could see him versus Limblad being a good test for both of them to see whether they have potential to move up to Red Bull. Good start for Limblad, obviously, at Racing Bulls. I just think unlike Hadjar, who I'm not even sure moving up after one year was brilliant for him, but Hadjar did have a lot more experience in junior formally versus Limblad. Limblad is still very young, very inexperienced, I think two years minimum racing bulls is what he requires. So I can see that being quite a good line up for Racing Bulls to get an idea on both of them. The Bulgarian line. Is they called a Bulgarian line? The first one, Bulgarian F1 driver? I'm pretty certain he would be, yeah, pretty certain. Pick up Bulgaria. Sure. Pick up Bulgaria is a good way to head to our next break. We've still got a few more teams to work out on the other side.

42:52We'll be doing it from Bulgaria. We will. Welcome back, everyone. We've got four more teams to run through. Starting to figure out maybe what the options are at least for the three of us given who we've already picked for some of the teams. But we'll go to Audi because Hulk and Bergen Bautiletto. Neither of them have been predicted anywhere else thus far from the three of us. So they're staying with Hulk and Bergen Bautiletto. They are no change for me. Any change for you? No change. And no change for me either. Who wants Hulk and Bergen turns 39 in August spring chicken. I was going to ask though, he doesn't seem to be very on it.

43:52No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. He's driving. He's driving. Still with us. He is, for some reason, always portrayed as like older, the Hamilton and Alonso. It gives the vibe of like the old man of the grid. But like, so before he, yeah, he's still got loads of time. He's got at least a couple of years before it starts to be a question. For the models go. For the models do actually go. Now he's still doing a great job. He's still matching Bautiletto quite comfortably. He scores points where the opportunity is there. Doesn't really make mistakes. For a team like Audi who are still building and they've just lost their team principal. You need someone to steady the ship. And I think Hulk and Bergen is a good option. And that's why he got brought into that role so early on. So when the transit is around and he happened, he was the right person for the job. And I think he's done well. I was thinking about this earlier. Like it says a lot about Hulk and Bergen's consistency and how he's still on top of his game. That if you look at, I know he's turning 39 in August. He'll turn 40 next year. But like you look at any driver who's gone past 40 and F1.

44:52Really in the like the last 30 years or so you've got Hamilton. You've got Alonzo. You've got Schumacher. Prost and Mansell went into their 40s. They're all world champions. It's and Hulk and Bergen. And Hulk and Bergen. But there aren't many instances where a driver of his age who hasn't like won titles or even braces in Hulk and Bergen's instance. Still going. But I think that says more about like the job these Audi at least thinks he can do in the midfield. How old was Barrakello when he retired? Good question. I feel like he must have been in his 40s. I think he must have been around 40. So maybe that's the last time we saw someone who was gone watching. Well, even he was multiple time race. He was. Yeah. Hulk and Bergen's had one podium. Yeah. I don't. Hulk and Bergen just feels like he is inevitable. Yeah. Yeah. I can't. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But he's had two. Two attempts at getting back into our fun. So he was first year. Got boots after after being a Williams made it back into force India.

45:54There's basically been an every midfield team since then. Kind of a sorry for him a little bit. Yeah. But I know he got the lost lost the lost the drive at Renault and then came back again. But yeah, just and he's still delivering. That's it. It's always been the case with Hulk and Bergen. I think where. I mean, some of it has been his own doing. But he's just never had the opportunity to show. Apart from Brazil 2012. To show what he showed there. Yeah. Failure. Whoa. That's harsh. But am I wrong? Very many are. No. I just don't think he's ever consistently had the opportunity to show what he can do. And I think that's why he's. He's still there and why he's left it so long because he's still. I think at the top of his game or at least near to it. I put just as never had. Never had the success to go with it. And as you mentioned, he won podium that came just last year. So 11th place is his forever. Yeah. Yes, it is. I just think with both of these drivers. Niver of them signed up to this for one year of Audi.

46:56And I don't think Audi signed either of them for one year of out. I just don't think timeline wise. Moving on from either of them or either of them wanting to move on makes any sense. No, I agree. I think Gabby's the one they've got to be careful with. I think if he continues to progress as we expect him to. He has had a very good year and a bit of Formula One really impressive. If they don't grow as a team, I do think there's a risk that a bigger team could come sniffing around and picking them up. Well, bought a letter. If this sort of unfolds the way that both of you have predicted. There will be in a position where. Behrman has gone to Ferrari. Have Jarrah's gone to Red Bull. Antonelli is already winning races at Mercedes. And he's going to be there having beaten them all in F2. A Audi that maybe hasn't reached its potential yet. That will be a tough situation to contend with. Who knows? He didn't want that to be OK. No longer being Fernando Lanto son. I think he's always been. I know. Well, we all found out all on social.

47:58I understand like the recent reference, who's his new son. Like. Who on the grid is new son? Right. Fan all eyes. Yes. Fernando Lanto Jr. Fan over the son in the Holy Spirit. Williams should move on to them. Alex Alvin and Carlos signs obviously at the team right now. Not the start to these regulations that Williams or either of these two drivers would have been hoping for. Two drivers racing for them next year. The same again signs an album. The same again science album. I'll provide a bit of a different album of science. Alex Alben and Esteban Ockham. Oh. Oh, what's happened? Carlos? Carlos. He's very sick. We're with Pierre Gasly away from F1. I love Pierre alone. I think, well, Alex Alben whilst he has had a lot of patience with Williams to get to this point and we'll probably need a little bit more. I just don't see that being another option for him on the grid. No, he feels very much like he's went to Williams a little bit now and he was the first. I brought up

49:03these drivers that managed to get on a life raft and get away from the Red Bull family. Carlos signs of course, Pierre Gasly did it. He's the other one in the fact that he, of course, moved away as well from that Red Bull family. He's done well to sit with Williams when they have been really down and out. They currently are down and out and he put a lot of faith in the fact that the car would be much more competitive than it is. In theory, they shed that weight on that car, which I saw with what 29 kilograms over or something like that, which is crazy. They might be competitive. If you might go to school regular points, podiums might be on the cards. It makes sense for him to stay. I've got Esteban Ockham joining Alex Alben at Williams. They're kind of like the same person. They're like bold and italic at the same font. As much as I'd like to say otherwise, I do think Ockham is now in the position of a top team isn't going to go for him, and I think I'm midfiel. He is a very reliable midfiel driver. I think he's the next Nika Hulkenberg.

50:06That's right. He is the evolution Nika Hulkenberg. That's why James Vowels would, and I won't reveal what's happening to Carlos Sines yet. He isn't dead or anything. It's fine. I thought that. Everyone was like, no, what happened? How's it going to Williams drive? Must be dead. The three of us are dead. I don't think as well when it comes to rookie drivers in the Williams driver academy, there's anyone ready to step up. You do have Browning in Super Formula, who ironically this morning, I don't know if you've seen, I don't know which circuit they were racing at, but there was torrential rain, and he's crashed behind ex-Williams junior drivers, Zachos Alben. Check out that clip. It's terrifying. I'll watch that once we finish the show. Yeah, basically, it's so rainy that he can't see that the safety car has been deployed. The safety car light is there, and it's just gone

51:10into the... They're all fine, but he's gone into the back of himself. What kind of career are they at? Atlantic Ocean GP. I'm going to sing about that. I'm going to say, I'm going to show the ocean it's going to recover. I just like, damn, sounds good. I might have to evaporate. Do you think Carlos Sines, there's a bit of a risk that another bigger team might want to come calling for him again, and he looks at this Williams project and says this isn't what it was all cracked up to be? I think there's too much competition, and I think, unfortunately, for Carlos Sines, he made the move, or he was forced to make the move, shall I say, at the wrong time. He now can't prove himself up against other top-tier midfield teams. He's going up against Bautiletto and Gasley, and those people are beating them regularly at the moment. The cars too slow. He can't be seen in that same line like so. I do think you'll have to have someone who's quite savvy with data and a bit of faith, a bit of trusting him to go, you know what? You didn't beat the Clare properly over the three years at Ferrari. You were all right at Renault. You're

52:14pretty going up McLaren. You're being every other team in Formula One. We'll give you a chance in our team. Who else does he go to as a top team now that he hasn't had a relationship with before? Yeah, he's running out at this point. Starting to run out. He's on what team six, if he moves? Yeah. Cadillac, apart from the Clare and the only team on the grid that have two drivers that are contracted until at least the end of 2027, do they stick with Bottas and Paris? They do. They do. They do. I know there's the Colton Her to discussion that's ongoing. I feel like that's more of a 2028 option. Give that amount of time to settling. Have a couple of years of F2, let him embed. Also, Cadillac develop. They need these two experienced drivers to essentially run test laps for them and to get data and feedback properly. That's what these guys are for. That's what you want the move for. Can you see any other team trying to prize away one of these drivers? No, I don't think so. I don't think they either of them would leave that project anyway.

53:14I know that it was a gateway back into F1 for both of them, but Cadillac are putting some serious money behind this and serious investment. Why would they leave unless Mercedes came knocking all red book, but they've been there, done that. I don't need t-shirts. Yeah, I just don't know who would be worth leaving that project for, to be honest. I don't think anyone's going to come. No offense to either Paris or Bottas. I just don't think any of the top teams are going to come knocking for them. What I love is that Paris and Bottas are simultaneously the same person. Also, the complete opposite person. Their F1 career is almost identical. When you look at their approach to Cadillac so far this year, you've got Paris, who's like, this isn't the formula one, I was used to. What's happened to this sport? You've got Bottas like, we're going to change the Sadie suit. They mean the same thing, but I've said it in completely different ways. I saw an interview with Paris post-Japan in the media pen. He was saying it was a bit more encouraging. He

54:18said about the upgrades of Miami. He said, for a bit, I could see the Alpine and the Hassel something. Then they just kept getting quicker and quicker as the race went on, and we need to work on that. I was like, that's something you really need to work on. Good one, Sergio. Solid Agamistics. Of the two, Paris is the one I can see giving up on the project. I'm not saying he will because I've obviously got predicted to still be there next year, but of the two, he's the one where I could see him going. What am I doing this for? You're calling Flaky. Not even Flaky. I'm not enjoying this like why I'm going back. Keep it called Flaky anyway. Okay, like Sergio. Oh, I see. Yeah, come on. Keep up. I think there's the name. Honestly, because it's called the KFC. Because there's nothing about it. I'm afraid why not. It's really great when you explain. My favorite comedy is explained. I think Bottas comes across as more grateful for the project than Paris does.

55:20Interesting. Yeah. And we've said this before as well with these two drivers, like there might be a situation in the next couple of years where there's only room for one of them. And that will probably be the point where Cadillac actually starts to deliver something like. And the next season, I think, is probably when they match the rest of the midfield. Let's round out with, I can't believe what's saying. I can imagine saying this a year ago that we were going to do this on reverse on championship order. And lastly, we get to Aston Martin. Of course, current lineup, new dad, Fernando Alonzo and GT3 driver, Lanchero. Is Lanch going off to do GT3? Is he leaving the team? Who knows? If he goes well and poor a card, he may be well. He's like, I've got a max for starboard. Yeah. He's going to be a Roberto Merri, isn't it? Oh, the best lineup. A Marri boy as well. But like, he's just so rude. Not Mary. Yeah. I'll go for Stroll and I'm going for Fernando Alonzo.

56:23Okay. The man just hates his life. I think he enjoys it at this point. I think if it went too well for him, I don't know if he would go on to do himself. What is success? What is one success? I only go 21. Success? Never heard of it. Yeah. Well, it's not out of the go words. I'm going for exactly the same. I'm going with Lanchero and Colour Science. Oh, we love that. We need a younger Spanish man. We can only replace him with another Spanish man. Also, I'm trying to find teams that Colour Science hasn't raised before. Yeah, this would be what? Seven. I think Fernando Alonzo calls it a day in the end of this year. You might not have any nerves left to make the choice. Yeah, yeah. It's not actually on him. I don't know. I could see it going either way, whether he stays for another year or not. I think he does. He, because it's so crap now, I think he's like, okay, okay. One more one more year. I'll do one more to see if he gets any better.

57:24You've just died on the last level. You're sat with your mate. One more game. One more game. One more game is all about going to bed. And then we must go up here. We've got to be up early. One more game. But if he gets to 27 and the cards still garbage, I don't think he finishes here. I don't know what he wants. They're so far away from the top. I think he just does it for the love of the game. I just might just loves racing. But he hates the game as well. He also hates the game. And he's the game. I just don't know what he's going to get out of it. They're not going to win anything. They're not going to win anything anytime soon. I don't think so. There's rubbish. Sucks. Yeah. That's kind of why I've got him going. I just don't think he retires what is he going to do something else. Retires from F1. Yeah. He's still doing something else. My man is going straight to Indyker. I don't know. Yeah. I don't know what exactly and how full time it would be. Him being a new dad, I think, factors into this as well. Right. Didn't stop Max for Stappen. No, but for Stappen is in his mid 40s. Like there might actually be some point that Alonzo scales it back at least.

58:25Yeah. Maybe. I'm not convinced either. But is he camera's agent manager? I don't know, but that sounds like it. It's either he will sell off. He's the manager of. I don't think it'd be so off. No. So I think it's camera. Yeah, maybe it's camera. Yeah, I will see. If he's got a chance of race win in next next year, maybe with the progress that they make for the year, then I could see him staying. But if it ends the year, similar time, it started. I don't know. This is where he has promotes himself and team principle. Yeah, look at me. I am the team. I'll do it. Oh, that's the other thing about my Alonzo prediction is that he will be, he will continue to be associated with Aston Martin. Yeah, after he's done driving for them. I think he will manage a lot of the grid to come. He'll be about 10 drivers on the grid that are managed by Fernando Alonso. He actually replaces Ben Sullium with himself. Yeah. Could see that happening. Maybe he buys out Aston Martin. Like it takes over from Lauren Stroll. I don't think he has that money. I bet he's not far off.

59:26It's a lot of money. And we've all got Lanshtoll saying I'm bored of predicting this. I just want to talk about it. We're like, yeah, don't care. Yeah, cool. And Lessie really loves GD3. He's just like, um, What ever do I be doing this? Yeah, he's just like more fun. And there's aircon. Ben Lanshtoll looks aircon. It's up to them, mate. I agree. I like aircon. We like modern commodity. So it's like, I like fresh running water. Yeah, I do. Yeah, but you make a comment about it as well. Yeah, come on. That Samsung loves our shower. Yeah, you know, you've got me. That's the 22 drivers and how they're going to line up next year across the 11 team. Those last four were exhilarating. We've we are going to review these at some point. When when 2027 is known and see how wrong and how wrong we were. Nothing will change. Yeah, nothing. It does actually feel like going into next year, there is a real chance that even nothing will change or a lot will change.

1:00:27Yeah. And there's nothing in the middle. I agree. Yeah. And we will be here for it. We will. We're going to take a quick break. On the other side, we've got a game to play. Mysterious, no name game. Just called it game on the schedule. Welcome back, everyone. You can see there's a small change to the studio because both Sam and Harry for this game that we're playing have got cutouts of Lando Norris, Charlotte Clerk and George Russell from our newest game. Lando Norris, George Russell or Charlotte Clerk. That's cool. That is that is catchy. Yeah. Comment a new game, please. I mean, that's terrible. That's terrible. Someone's going to comment and just make them in a different order. And I want to appreciate that. You're doing literally what we're not supposed to do.

1:01:28I haven't talked yet. The game is this. There are eight questions. It's very simple. I'm going to read out the question and you have to hold up the driver you think is the answer. Okay. So first question. Who was oldest when they took their first win? When do we hold up? Now hold them up. Oh God. I've dropped shall. Oh, we've already got a difference of opinion. I love that. Charlotte close on the floor. Sam, you've gone with George Russell and Harry you've gone with Lando Norris. And with good reason because this is very close between the two. The answer is not Charlotte. Color. He won his first race at the age of 21. Both Russell and Norris won their first race at the age of 24. But slightly older was George Russell. It's one again. George wins.

1:02:30Okay. So Sam, you take a one-neil lead into question number two. Who has converted the most polls into wins? I'm going to put shall back on the floor. Well, the most polls into wins is very different to the best ratio of polls to win. It's not the ratio. Just the most polls into wins. I mean. Okay. Yeah. Okay, I'm ready to go. You good? Yeah. Who you got? Go and Michelle and you're just going to keep picking Norris until it's right, aren't you? Yes. Where's the good strategy? It is. That was right. Nice one. Norris has converted eight polls into wins. Leclerc five, George Russell was last on four. Which puts us at one. It's okay, Shell. You'll get a poll to a ratio soon. It's a stroke against face, man. What else am I going to do with it? As many people would say. Question number three. Who has the most points per race in their career?

1:03:31I don't understand the question. If I enter one race and I win it, I have 25 points per race. So average. Okay, sorry. The word average was got used. Yes, this man. You've both gone with Shell to clear on this occasion, and you aren't both correct. Well done. What a shell. Leclerc nine point eight nine points per race. But Norris, not that far back. Nine point four five, Russell seven point zero seven. Both in average a fifth place. Pretty much, yes. Question number four. Who has competed in the most races with the same teammate? Oh. Oh, I don't think I'm spoiling anything here by saying that you probably need to think of Lewis Hamilton for George Russell. You need to think of Oscar Piaschery for Lando Norris and you need to think of Carlos Sines for Shell to clear. Ready, ready. Okay, who have you got, Sam?

1:04:33Sam has got Norris. Harry's got Leclerc, the correct dance it is. Charlotte Clare. Done. With Carlos Sines, 89, Grand Prix together. Norris and Piaschery, by the end of this year, we'll probably be in the lead, but right now is at 73. Russell with Hamilton's 68. Oh, why do they get that number? Well, it's just the ball couldn't have been here. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whoa. Excuse me. Sam Sirrey decided to join in. Sam Sirrey, I would pick Charlotte Clare. You are a moron. Shut up, Sirrey. Okay, question number five. Who has the longest streak of consecutive race finishes? I'm ready. Ready. Go. Sorry, mate. I've just classed you there. Sorry. Charlotte Clare for Sam. George Russell. For Harry.

1:05:33Backwards. Backwards George Russell. He looks weird that way, right? The empty Russell. Roach Russell. Yes. No. Well done, George Russell is the correct answer. 37 races in a row, which is actually a current streak as well, that he's finished. Norris 22 and Leclerc 16. How is he not done more than 20 races in a row? Ferrari. It's Ferrari. Oh, God. Come rubbish at this. I'm rubbish at all these games. Question number six. Who finished highest in their first race? Oh, Lord. Okay, I think I'm ready. I've got them all wrong anyway, so. Okay, okay. Here we go. You've both gone with Lando Norris. Shut up. You've never done this before. So good. That was a great pick. So yeah. You're ready.

1:06:33Really is punctured. You're sorry. Shut up. Shut up. If Siri was saying you are right, she was right because Lando Norris is correct. It's close though. None of them scored points on their debut. But Norris finished 12. Leclerc finished 13th and Russell finished 16th. Scrub. He isn't a Williams. Don't care. Scrub. Question number seven. Who is the only one to have been outqualified by a teammate over the course of a season? Who's the only one to lose the season long, Cully Head to Head? You've both gone with Lando Norris. Again, different versions of Lando Norris. So there we go. Stop why are you doing this? It's not. No, no. The correct answer is George Russell. He was outqualified by Hamilton in 2022. Gosh, interesting. Okay. Gosh, darn. Faulting, I'll be. Cubitzer. Well, I was thinking about that, yeah.

1:07:35But the other two, at least at this point in their careers, have not been outqualified by a teammate over the course of a full season? Wow. Good job, guys. And lastly, question number eight. Who has the most points at the Monaco Grand Prix? Oh, man. Oh, no, no, no, no. Okay, okay. So we've got a Charlotte Clare from Sam, a Lando Norris from Harry. Charlotte Clare typically has a bit of a Monaco curse, but he is the correct answer here. Look, his mother was a hairdresser, and he's a cut above the rest when he comes to that track. Or more accurately, a point above the rest. The 63 points for La Clare so far at the Monaco GP. Norris 62. So I couldn't really be closer to Russell back on 30. George Russell's gunner. Yeah. Ironically, um, Harry, you take the win. Well done, mate. I'm so pleased for one Lando Norris, George Russell, or Charlotte Clare, the inaugural, and maybe only round I'm thinking. Maybe we should do new drivers and give it a new game.

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