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“Austria is a bogey track - let's move on to Silverstone” / // Austrian GP Review Show

Season 1, Ep. 18

This week we are joined by Tom Fletcher (@racebof) and F1 journalist Adam Williams to discuss a difficult Austrian GP weekend for Mercedes.


On the agenda this week:

  • Our panel thoughts on some edgy radio messages
  • A detailed explanation of Lewis' braking issues in the race
  • Did Bono have a bad weekend?
  • The amazing Sprint strategy
  • Why George Russell has been struggling lately


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