Will Mercedes civil war end in tears after epic Canada battle?
5/25/202636 min
Our reaction to the epic battles at the Canadian Grand Prix!
Was it a fair fight between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell? Are they sure to crash if they continue like this? Did everyone love the throwback of Lewis Hamilton battling Max Verstappen? And how on earth did McLaren get lapped?!
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First 90 secondsWill Buxton· Host0:01
[upbeat music] This is a Global Player original podcast. That was one of the best battles [engine revving] I have ever seen in Formula 1.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:10
Say it louder, Will.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:12
[laughs] What on Earth was going on?
Naomi Schiff· Host0:14
There's gonna be internal politics starting to brew.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:17
[laughs] Whoa.
Will Buxton· Host0:18
We've been here before, haven't we? [drumbeat] It's just young kids, uh, [beep] it all up. [upbeat music] Up to Speed. It's Will.
Naomi Schiff· Host0:36
It's Naomi.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:37
It's Joely.
Will Buxton· Host0:38
Welcome to Up to Speed. And we start, of course, uh, with [laughs] looking back on an incredible race. Guys, we were talking about it in the last episode, how Canada can throw up these amazing races in 2011, and Jenson Button, and, you know, a sprinkling of rain can produce some magic in Canada, and boy, did it do that again. Um, what a race. 16 Fs.
Jolie Sharpe· Host0:59
Wow, wow, wow.
Will Buxton· Host1:00
Including George, including the world champion, Lando Norris. A bizarre start. Uh, massively entertaining race, ultimately, between George and Kimi. I think one for the ages. It was a, it was a brilliant battle between those two. A battle between, between Max and between Lewis. And after all of that, Kimi getting his fourth win in a row. I mean, just what a wild, wild race.
Jolie Sharpe· Host1:22
Honestly, I felt like I was living in the past with everything that's happening with Lewis and Max, and then fast-forwarding to the future with seeing Kimi