Callum and Oli are fresh out of their exclusive interview with Karun Chandhok and Matt, well Matt got up especially early to record this podcast so is chugging coffee like it is being rationed, AND Emma returns after spending 3 weeks in the wilderness with no Wi-Fi and moving house.
We discuss the latest F1 news and commence part one of our 2020 season review. Hot off the press is the news that Sergio Perez is confirmed to race at Red Bull next year with Alex Albon being dropped from the team. It is a move that most of our panel agree with and is pleased about, however, Callum seems disappointed and states he would rather have Albon in the seat. But not if it was his own money.
Mercedes announce that Toto Wolff will be staying with the team for another few years amid speculation that he could leave after being connected to Aston MartinRacing. The Nerds believe this could be a key factor as to why Lewis Hamilton has still not been confirmed in the team next year. He is a seven-time world champ, he can do what he wants seems to be the popular opinion from the panel, but Emma suggests with so much talk around Hamilton's future in the sport, he may be wanting to hash out the finer details especially with budget caps coming into force. The panel briefly discusses the latest on a certain young Russian driver due to be joining the Haas team next year.
Haas has said they may keep the details of their investigation private but does that mean that the rich kid keeps his seat when every fan, pundit, journalist, and the people that he will be working closely with believe he should be sacked?Are Haas biding their time to find another backer? Or is there a loophole where they can get rid of him but keep the money?
We then turn the discussion to the season review, starting with the teams and driver performance over this short season. The conversation starts at Williams, where we agree that Nicholas Latifi really isn't doing anything, that George Russell should get his first points for Williams next year and that the team are taking baby steps forward. As we discuss Haas, we agree that the decision to remove both drivers and bring in younger blood was probably the best decision to make but we believe that a certain Russian driver should never have been given the drive. Giovanazzi gets a mention. We all agree that Gasly has been sensational. And Emma gets giddy talking about Daniel Ricciardo. Matt does his best to keep it together when talking about Ferrari.
We wrap up with the top 4 teams, with Emma giving us insight to Perez vs Stroll. Callum gives us the stats of the season and Oli talks us through the performance of the champions, Mercedes.
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