Canadian GP Preview: Will Antonelli & Russell Do Battle?
5/21/202650 min
Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by F1 commentator Harry Benjamin and W Series race-winner Alice Powell to look ahead to the Canadian Grand Prix. Can Kimi Antonelli keep up his title charge? And will McLaren continue their resurgence? We get immediate reaction as the key protagonists speak with the media in Montreal, plus the BBC's F1 correspondent Andrew Benson joins the show to look ahead to the weekend and discuss F1's latest developments, including the most recent set of engine regulation tweaks.
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Eleanor Oldroyd· Host1:19
Four races down and four victories for Mercedes so far, but three of those have gone to Kimi Antonelli. Can the 19-year-old Italian continue his