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Five Live Formula One.

Hello and welcome to a checkered flag special. We are in the paddock at the Albert Park

Circuit here in Melbourne, Australia, head of the first round of the 2025 season.

And it suddenly occurred to us us we have got some really exciting

British prospects on the grid this year so we thought we'd have a bit of a debate. I'm Rosanna Tennant

and I'm joined by the BBC's F1 correspondent Andrew Benson, the league commentator of the team,

Harry Benjamin and former McLaren mechanic Mark Priestley,

because we have got Sir Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari, George Russell in the Mercedes,

and Lando Norris in the McLaren. Three British drivers in three of the top teams.

And you might be shouting saying, no, what about Olly Bearman in the Hass, the rookie driver?

Well, I don't think he's realistically got a shot at the world title this year.

Maybe his time will come.

And you might be shouting, what about Alex Albon in the Williams?

Well, also, he races under the tie flag.

So we're going to discount Olly Behrman and Alex Albon just for the moment.

We're going to focus on Hamilton, Russell and Norris.

And the three gentlemen alongside me are going to give me their thoughts.

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