{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6819ae2bf30c20bff775e8a1/6819ae4af30c20bff775ed59?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"F1 pre-season testing: What to watch for","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6819ae2bf30c20bff775e8a1/a024f6906d25592f5667fb81f76fa48f.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>We look ahead to three days of testing in Bahrain in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. </p><p>Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble join Edd Straw in Manama to explain why this could be the toughest-to-call pre-season ever in F1 and run through the big storylines that will likely dominate the test.</p><p>Red Bull’s hopes, Lewis Hamilton’s progress and McLaren’s status as favourite is among the topics, as well as tyre choice and why this will be a crucial opportunity for Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli to show what level he’s at ahead of his rookie season. </p><p>We are then joined by our ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson, who runs the rule over the limited glimpse we’ve supposedly had of the Red Bull RB21 and the Mercedes W16 that broke cover on Monday.</p><p><strong><em>SPECIAL OFFER: Get 90% off your first month when you join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today - we even have an F1-only tier! Head to </em></strong><a href=\"https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/ac68194a-f6db-11ea-a6b3-4f85e866207a/podcasts/2ad70f2a-a388-11ec-bca4-b33503ffbb8e/episodes/eba02d94-45da-11ef-bf58-6bd361b923a1/Patreon.com/therace\"><strong><em>Patreon.com/therace</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong></p><ul>\n<li>An edit of our London live show is available to purchase here (free for Champions tier members):<strong> </strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/posts/live-show-race-121105739\">https://www.patreon.com/posts/live-show-race-121105739</a>\n</li>\n<li>Follow The Race on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearetherace/\">Instagram</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/wearetherace\">X </a>and <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/wearetherace\">Facebook</a>\n</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://shop.the-race.com/collection/calendars/\">Check out our latest videos on </a><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ\">YouTube</a>\n</li>\n</ul><p> </p>","author_name":"The Race Media Ltd"}