Spa Shenanigans, Max’s Mystery Meetings & Horner’s Heir – It’s Belgian GP Time!

This week on Two Soft Compounds, Rick and Jad Mallak gear up for the high-speed chaos of Spa-Francorchamps - where the forecast is part rainstorm, part rumour tornado. With Christian Horner officially out, Red Bull begins a bold new chapter under Laurent Mekies. Is he ready for the pressure cooker? Or will this weekend reveal just how much Horner held the house together?

Meanwhile, the Max-to-Mercedes saga has gone full soap opera. From Sardinian sightings to jet-tracking superfans, the internet’s convinced Max and Toto are cooking up a blockbuster move. Add in Mercedes' oddly delayed Russell contract renewal and the plot thickens faster than Spa’s fog.

Ferrari’s pinning their hopes on a rear suspension upgrade tested at Mugello - because nothing says “desperate times” like private track sessions in Tuscany. Will it be enough to stop McLaren’s steamroller? Maybe not, especially as Piastri and Norris continue their increasingly tense teammate tango. Let’s just say the Silverstone smiles are getting tighter.

Elsewhere, tyre drama brews as Pirelli drops the C2 compound from the weekend lineup, forcing teams to roll the dice on strategy. With Spa’s trademark weather roulette (sunshine in Sector 1, monsoon in Sector 3), anything could happen - again!

Plus: Sauber’s sneaky resurgence, Aston Martin’s upgrade blues, Williams’ recurring sauna problems, and the Cadillac whisper network linking Bottas and Perez to brand-new seats for 2026.

Strap in and subscribe to Two Soft Compounds - because at Spa, the only thing faster than the cars, is the gossip.

Production Credits:

Presented by: Rick Houghton & Paul Velasco
Studio Engineer & Editor: Roy D'Monte
Executive Producer: Ian Carless
Produced by: W4 Podcast Studio & GrandPrix247