Too soon for Toto Wolff to pick a favourite driver?
5/7/202634 min
When your teenage driver keeps beating your pre-season favourite, what do you do?! Kimi Antonelli won his third Grand Prix in Miami ahead of teammate George Russell and it's thrown up a load of questions at Mercedes.
How is Toto Wolff going to manage the championship now? Should Kimi be treated as the team's number one driver? Could Max Verstappen come sniffing for Russell's seat if he doesn't start winning again?
And later... is the FIA President right to bring back the noisier V8 engines?
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First 90 secondsDavid Coulthard· Host0:00
[digital tone] This is a Global Player original podcast. He's not a guarantee. He's world champion.
Will Buxton· Host0:08
There's pressure on Toto. He's been here before.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:10
Doesn't really give me the feeling that he's someone that you want to cross.
David Coulthard· Host0:13
[laughs] The longer this continues, the more the pressure ramps up on George.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:17
Do we think Max is watching, thinking, "I want George's seat"?
Will Buxton· Host0:21
I- Uh, I think that's probably gonna come back to bite him in the [beep]. [upbeat music] Up to Speed. It's Will.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:38
It's Naomi.
David Coulthard· Host0:39
It's David.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:40
It's Joely.
Will Buxton· Host0:41
Welcome to Up to Speed.
David Coulthard· Host0:43
A- And the gang's back.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:44
[laughs] The gang is back. Is everybo- ... Has everybody got home? I think, DC, you look like you're still in Miami.
David Coulthard· Host0:49
I am. I'm still in Miami, and the weird thing is, given that we were on the ground, you were doing your TV stuff, Naomi, I was doing mine, we, we never get the chance to sort of catch up because we're so busy delivering for our various networks. But, uh, did you, did you enjoy your first race back?
Naomi Schiff· Host1:05
Yeah, I did, definitely. I saw you on the grid, actually, DC, for q- a quick moment. I think we had a chance to say hi, but I loved my first weekend back. It was great to get back out, feel like myself again, get back into things. But I must tell you, this is maybe TMI, but between my TV schedule and my pumping schedule- [laughs] There was a lot to juggle for me. But I can safely say I got the milk back safely.
Jolie Sharpe· Host1:27
[laughs] Oh, God.