Mexico City Grand Prix Preview

F1: Chequered Flag

BBC

Sports

4.2 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Harry Benjamin, former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, F1 journalist Rebecca Clancy and the BBC’s F1 correspondent Andrew Benson preview the Mexico City Grand Prix. Is Max Verstappen in the title fight? And where are things going wrong for McLaren? We hear from their CEO Zak Brown.

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0:10.0	It's such a wonderful listen.
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0:14.8	Different paces, different heights, the roof is buckling.
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0:20.2	It's right foot goes for goal.
0:21.6	Oh!
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0:27.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
0:31.2	And she's had to live with that.
0:32.8	So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion.
0:35.8	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:39.7	Sort of expecting that every week now.
0:53.4	First, there was contact in Singapore, then a race-ending collision in the US sprint is the team harmony within McLaren finally reaching
0:55.8	breaking point, add a four-time champion into the mix, and all of a sudden we're talking
1:00.9	about a three-way fight for the world title.
1:04.2	It's now Piastri against Norris, against Vestappen, as we head to Mexico City.
1:09.8	I'm Harry Benjamin, and this is 5 Live Formula One.
1:13.6	I'm delighted to say that I'm joined by former Formula One driver Jolian Palmer, the BBC's F1 correspondent Andrew Benson with journalist and co-host of the F1 podcast inside the Piranha Club, Rebecca Clancy.
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