Our Reaction to Max Verstappen’s Nurburgring 24 Heartbreak
5/18/202622 min
Max Verstappen proved once again why he’s one of the most talented drivers in motorsport history with a hugely impressive performance at the Nürburgring 24 Hours - even if the race ended in heartbreak...
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First 90 secondsMatt Gallagher· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, everybody, and welcome back to the P1 Podcast with Matt and Tommy. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. We've had to do a podcast. Tommy is... I mean, I say we ha- I like doing podcasts, don't get me wrong. I meant we had to do one right this second. Tommy, you are in transit from Australia back to the United Kingdom. I thought it was safe to go for some interval training running, and then Max Verstappen's car was like, "See ya" and then I had to run all the way back. So I'm red, hot, and flustered. Tommy, you're probably jet lagged out your mind, but we're here to talk about Max Verstappen's Nürburgring heartbreak.
Tom Bellingham· Host0:38
We are. Sadly, the heartbreak. We, uh, were literally chatting as I was about to land in Singapore. Uh, watched quite a lot of the, uh, the race, as, as much as I could had before getting my flight. And then, yeah, we were messaging going, "Oh, maybe, you know, I, I, I've landed. I've got a bit of a stopover. Maybe we could record something o- once the result's in" and didn't realize that that result of Max Verstappen would be very quick because, uh, yeah, within moments the car broke down. So, uh, yes, it's tough. Very tough.
Matt Gallagher· Host1:11
Let, let, let's dive into that sad story a little bit more because it also is quite a- an insane timing story because we were just discussing it. You, of course, were on your flight at the time, and I was like, "Ah, look, you know, maybe we can, you know, talk about getting a social clip ready for when Max Verstappen wins" and I even said, "What's the worst that could happen?" And then genuinely, I'm not even kidding, about 60 seconds