Mid-season, new rules... Has F1 listened?
4/23/202637 min
The fans and drivers have spoken and F1 has listened. They’ve announced updates to the new rules ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
But what do the super technical updates actually mean? Should you need an engineering degree to understand your favourite sport? Will they take us back to "real racing"? Will it be safer for drivers after Ollie Bearman's 190mph crash? And are these tweaks enough to stop Max Verstappen leaving F1?
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First 90 secondsDavid Coulthard· Host0:01
[upbeat music] This is a Global Player original podcast.
Will Buxton· Host0:05
Drivers back on the edge, pushing to the max.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:08
Pedal to the metal.
David Coulthard· Host0:09
It could have been a way bigger accident.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:12
My worst crash ever in my career.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:14
[laughs] Everything kind of needs to be stripped back. However- Pandora's box that has been opened.
David Coulthard· Host0:20
Miami, I don't think it'll be such an issue.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:22
Do we think it's enough, though?
David Coulthard· Host0:23
Time will tell.
Will Buxton· Host0:24
You know, are we at a point where the engine manufacturers have determined so much about what the sport is and has become, but is it what people want?
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:35
[upbeat music] Up to Speed.
Will Buxton· Host0:42
It's Will.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:47
It's Naomi.
David Coulthard· Host0:48
It's David.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:49
It's Joely.
Will Buxton· Host0:49
Welcome to Up to Speed.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:51
Well, well, well, the gang's all back together. Welcome back, everybody, into the studio. I know that everybody- Hey, the gang's all here. Okay, more singing Joining up the- We've had so much singing before the record actually started No idea who this is.
Will Buxton· Host1:03
Hey, hey, the gang's all here.
Jolie Sharpe· Host1:04
What's this song?
Will Buxton· Host1:05
We're gonna swing as one. That was Muhammad Ali, believe it or not.
David Coulthard· Host1:08
Really?
Naomi Schiff· Host1:09
Wow.
Will Buxton· Host1:09
Yeah.
David Coulthard· Host1:09
Wow.
Naomi Schiff· Host1:10
Well- Not singing it, that was me.
Will Buxton· Host1:11
[laughs] But, but originally it was Muhammad Ali.
Naomi Schiff· Host1:13
Well, listen- Moving on ... Will is extremely jet-lagged, so we- [laughs] Can you tell? ... are dealing with his behavior today, trying to keep him awake, trying to keep him here with us, so- I'm doing anything ... please bear with us while we get through- [laughs] ... this episode today, Will.
Will Buxton· Host1:25
Well, it's a thriller, folks. It's about rule changes.
Naomi Schiff· Host1:27
It is about rule changes.
Will Buxton· Host1:28
Oh.
Naomi Schiff· Host1:28
We've had a lot of requests