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Game On! Verstappen turns up the heat in the 2025 title race
Manage episode 514773882 series 3660376
With five races to go, Max Verstappen is just 40 points off the top of the F1 Championship. Rick Edwards and Matt Majendie discuss how likely his comeback is, why he’ll do well in Mexico, and what must be going through the heads of Team McLaren.
Also in this episode:
- How Charles Leclerc’s tyre masterclass frustrated Lando Norris in Austin
- Are McLaren’s Papaya Rules out the window?
- Yuki Tsunoda’s audition to secure the Red Bull second seat in 2026
- Red Bull’s sneaky tape-tactics get called out by the FIA
👉 Don’t forget to subscribe for exclusive F1 insights, race recaps, and all the gossip from inside the paddock.
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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: [email protected]
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Instagram: @theinsidetrack_podcast
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This podcast is produced by BBC Studios, a commercial company that is wholly owned by the BBC.
No money from the licence fee was used to create this podcast. The money BBC Studios makes is re-invested to help fund the BBC.
Producer: Jon Weeks
Executive Producer: James Cook
Social Media and Video Editor: Georgina Revell
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
40 episodes
Manage episode 514773882 series 3660376
With five races to go, Max Verstappen is just 40 points off the top of the F1 Championship. Rick Edwards and Matt Majendie discuss how likely his comeback is, why he’ll do well in Mexico, and what must be going through the heads of Team McLaren.
Also in this episode:
- How Charles Leclerc’s tyre masterclass frustrated Lando Norris in Austin
- Are McLaren’s Papaya Rules out the window?
- Yuki Tsunoda’s audition to secure the Red Bull second seat in 2026
- Red Bull’s sneaky tape-tactics get called out by the FIA
👉 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: [email protected]
Follow us on social media:
Instagram: @theinsidetrack_podcast
TikTok: @theinsidetrack_pod
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinsidetrack_podcast
This podcast is produced by BBC Studios, a commercial company that is wholly owned by the BBC.
No money from the licence fee was used to create this podcast. The money BBC Studios makes is re-invested to help fund the BBC.
Producer: Jon Weeks
Executive Producer: James Cook
Social Media and Video Editor: Georgina Revell
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
40 episodes
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