‘A champion is cooking’ + why Lando v Oscar is ‘fire and ice’ – 2025 Bahrain GP Review with Mark Webber

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Tom Clarkson is joined in the paddock by 2012 GP2 champion Davide Valsecchi and ESPN'S Albert Fàbrega to dissect a thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix, which leaves race winner Oscar Piastri just three points behind teammate and championship leader Lando Norris.

The guys compare very contrasting weekends for the McLaren drivers. Why did Oscar dominate? Why did Lando make some mistakes?

Piastri’s manager, and nine-time Grand Prix winner, Mark Webber joins the pod to share his thoughts on where Oscar has made a step this year.

Also on the agenda: Is George Russell underrated? Have Ferrari taken a step forward? What went wrong for Red Bull? And how does the midfield battle look after big results for Alpine and Haas?

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0:00.0	It makes me think that a champion is cooking there.
0:05.7	Oscar Piastri wins the Bahrain Grand Prix
0:09.2	for just his fourth win in Formula One.
0:13.1	Four wins now, you know, 13 podiums so early in his career,
0:17.1	he's a huge feather in his cap.
0:19.5	It's going to be one hell of a party tonight.
0:22.6	A lockup from Lando sends him deep.
0:25.0	I think P2 was the best we could have achieved today
0:27.0	is what we should have achieved.
0:28.1	But yeah, just too many mistakes.
0:29.9	And he was overdriving the car.
0:31.9	Maybe he doesn't believe he has talent enough to be champion,
0:34.7	but he has the talent to do it.
0:36.2	It's going to give us a great championship
0:37.4	because you've got fire and ice.
0:39.5	George Russell hangs on.
0:41.6	One driver that probably is underrating in this field was for sure Russell last year.
0:46.7	Why are you pointing at me? I've always rated him.
0:49.1	I don't know. It was underrated from my point of view.
0:51.6	Second one probably is Gassley.
0:53.5	What I think Hamilton needs is some momentum.
0:56.7	I have this feeling is not going to be able to match the LeCleck performance over this season.
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