Dutch Grand Prix Review

F1: Chequered Flag

BBC

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4.2 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Rosanna Tennant, Harry Benjamin & reigning F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling react to a dramatic Dutch Grand Prix. Who would take a vital victory in the battle for the championship? We hear from the key protagonists, including McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, as well as four-time world champion Max Verstappen. We also discuss the big winners and losers from the weekend, and ask how important this race will be in the context of the season.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.5	Five Live Formula One.
0:10.5	Hello and welcome to the paddock here in Zanvort, where there is a buzz at the end of the Dutch Grand Prix.
0:17.6	I think it's fair to say it really delivered.
0:39.1	Oscar Piastri won the race ahead of the home hero Max Verstappen and the rookie Isaac Hadjar came home in third place, taking his first ever F1 podium. I'm Rosanna Tennant and joining me to look back at that really incident strewn Grand Prix is our lead commentator Harry Benjamin and alongside him the reigning F1 Academy champion, Abby Pulling.
0:44.3	Harry, we were expecting rain.
0:46.5	We might have been expecting a little bit of wheel-to-wheel action,
0:49.2	but my goodness me, we got drama this afternoon, Harry.
0:52.0	Were you entertained?
0:53.3	I was entertained, Rosanna, although I could
0:56.1	have maybe, maybe could have done with a little bit more of your rain dancing, but actually,
1:01.1	instead we got safety cars, which, which let's be honest, is what we needed. We needed a Dutch
1:06.1	Guamphrey with a bit of that, because you can't overtake here, you know, all being fair and square.
1:10.4	So actually,
1:11.9	I think we got a real roller coaster of a race. And I think we've got a pivotal race that we
1:17.2	will look back on when we do our season review of whoever ends up winning the championship
1:22.1	and go, actually, the Dutch Grand Prix was a massive point of order for this 2025 season.
1:29.9	Abby, I don't know about you.
1:31.2	I know you were calling all the shots with Harry,
1:33.3	but there were moments where I thought,
1:34.9	oh, it's starting to kind of go into a bit of a lull this race.
1:38.4	And then bam, bam,
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