Is Max Verstappen the only F1 driver who would dare race Nurburgring 24hr mid-season?
5/18/202637 min
The F1 world was gripped this weekend watching Max Verstappen come agonisingly close to winning the iconic 24 hour race in Nurburgring.
Did Max's daring overtakes at "The Green Hell" show why he's the best out there? How will he recover in time for the Canadian Grand Prix in a few days? Will other F1 drivers follow suit and should they be encouraged to?
And later we debate - what was the biggest scandal in F1 history? Was it Lewis Hamilton losing out to Max Verstappen at the 2021 finale? Or does the cheating in the 80s trump that?
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Will Buxton· Host0:05
Would we have asked to put the Nürburgring 24 on if Max hadn't been racing in it? Probably not.
David Coulthard· Host0:09
This is old school commitment.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:11
So he was driving as if he was driving in an F1 race, not an endurance race.
Will Buxton· Host0:15
Yeah, that was just blatantly illegal.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:17
You wouldn't see that as a scandal?
Will Buxton· Host0:19
N- no, it's controversial. [laughs] Joely came to fight.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:23
This is gonna, um, spark some fire.
Speaker 00:27
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Will Buxton· Host0:35
It's Will.
David Coulthard· Host0:40
Hey, it's David.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:41
It's Joely.
Will Buxton· Host0:41
Welcome to Up to Speed.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:43
Now, we've got a fourth guest in the studio today. DC has brought his very lovely, probably partially sweaty helmet in.
Will Buxton· Host0:51
Has Joely finally got her race helmet for our, for our karting race?
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:54
Yeah, which I will win, 'cause DC and I are on a team- [laughs] ... and it's you and Naomi.
David Coulthard· Host0:58
[laughs] Actually, the helmet, in comparison to Joely, looks like it would actually go halfw- [laughs] halfway over your body. You would need to get you a tiny little helmet.
Jolie Sharpe· Host1:08
See, you're surprised. I've got a big head, a big forehead. I shouldn't probably say this- [laughs] ... on a podcast 'cause now I'm inviting the comments of my big forehead. [laughs] But that would fit me just right.
Will Buxton· Host1:17
Oh, mate. Is that the one you wore in Monaco, DC?
David Coulthard· Host1:20
Yes, it is indeed. So it's actually- I saw the videos. Yeah, well, it's been used a couple times. So the, the weekend before, I was at Paul Ricard, um, driving the