The wait is over! Who can catch Mercedes in Miami?
4/30/202632 min
Racing is back in Miami after the five week break! So we're answering all of your questions.
Who can catch Mercedes? Will Ferrari or McLaren bring the fight to the leaders? Who's bringing the best upgrades? Who will adapt quickest to the rule changes? Plus, we share some of our favourite memories of Miami - from historic firsts to A-listers.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
[digital sounds] This is a Global Player Original Podcast.
David Coulthard· Host0:05
Oh, thank goodness we're back racing.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:08
Do you think that they will be game playing going on behind the scenes?
David Coulthard· Host0:11
Potentially both Ferrari and McLaren could be race winners.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:14
Mercedes, which, you know, they by no means would've been standing still in these five weeks.
David Coulthard· Host0:19
Lewis is a game-changer driver. He's someone that redefined an era of the sport.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:24
Boo-hoo if you think it's not enough for you [laughs].
David Coulthard· Host0:27
[laughs] Yeah. The best drivers are not able to exploit the advantage they've had through the last 70-odd years of motor racing. I think it's a bit of a reset. Now we start the season.
Speaker 30:39
[upbeat music] Up To Speed.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:46
It's Naomi.
David Coulthard· Host0:51
It's David.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:52
Welcome to Up to Speed. Well, well, well, this is the moment we've all been waiting for, ladies and gentlemen. It is race week in Miami.
David Coulthard· Host1:01
Yay.
Naomi Schiff· Host1:02
You see how excited are you [laughs].
David Coulthard· Host1:03
Oh, thank goodness we're back racing. Um, and, and Miami, what a great place to come. You know, you've got the famous sort of South Beach area. A lot of the teams and drivers stay down there, a lot of the partners. They wanna be part of that whole vibe, the energy, the restaurants, the clubs, the pubs. And then you've got the short drive out to the racetrack, which, uh, the paddock sits within the football stadium. So it's got a, it's got its own unique feel of- Mm ... you know, uh, just how all the teams