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Hello. Hello and a very warm welcome to the late breaking F1 podcast presented by Samuel Sage and me Ben Hocking.

Yes, that's right, folks.

They've given me the reins for some of a bizarre reason.

Sam is here, by the way.

He did threaten not to say anything when I said hello. Please say something, Sam. For God's sake. What's quite tempting to let it go. Why did you introduce yourself as Ben Hocking, by the way? You've not gamed yourself. It's your moment. You're here for the first, you're hosting your first ever podcast. And I'm Harry Ead for those that are in doubt, and I don't normally do this bit. So if you are new, I apologise. Please go back an episode, or if you're listening in a delay, go and go to another episode because it's normally better than this. Yeah, Ben is usually the big host. But he's on holiday. He's having a little break. we've allowed him out of the house to go off and venture forth into the world

and he's on holidays, having a little break. We've allowed him out of the house to go off and venture forth into the world, and he's left the show in the hands of two children. I have got a warning for you, especially you, Harry. I have bit my lip four times today. Four times. Yes, and I now have a swollen lip and a bit of an ulcer. So much like Jim, in the Manhattan office. If I do it again, I'm going to become quite frazzled, and I now have a swollen lip and a bit of an ulcer. So much like Jim, that's in the office, if I do it again, I'm going to become quite frazzled, and I think I want to go home. It hurts a lot. So if you hear me yelp, that's what's happened. I want to go home. He is already a home, folks. I can't confirm. Yeah, anyway, right, well, that's a good start. So a man who's never presented a podcast before and another man who has bitten his lip several times. Yes. It's a good start. Describes us well. What are we talking about? What are we talking about? Well, today we have got the Amelia, or made in Italy, Qatar Airways, Emilia, what they call it, GP. That's half the podcast, down.

There you go.

Just say the name every time.

Yeah, we'll previewing that.

We'll also be looking at whether Ferrari and McLaren can challenge this weekend,

channel the Red Bulls.

Ferrari have got some upgrades coming and LeCleur is being very demanding about them,

understandably.

We'll give up all predictions.

We've got all the standard under pressure submissions from you lovely listeners on our Discord.

We're also talking about Mercedes losing more people to Ferrari.

But first up, Imola GP preview.

Sam, was Miami a fluke, mate?

Or are McLaren actually going to be challenging again this weekend, do you reckon?

Do you know what? Since you sent over the schedule, folks, that is the first, I have been going back and forth in my mind on whether I actually think McLaren could challenge.

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