Styrian Grand Prix review: James Allison unpicks why Red Bull had the edge on Mercedes

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🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The Red Bull Ring lived up to its name as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eased to victory over Lewis Hamilton in the Styrian Grand Prix. Tom and Natalie unpack how it all played out, and are joined by Mercedes’ Technical Director James Allison to discuss the Silver Arrows’ defeat and how they plan to respond at the same track next weekend. There’s also chat about Charles Leclerc’s driver of the day performance, Daniel Ricciardo’s homesickness, George Russell’s heartache and Fernando Alonso’s continued resurgence. Plus Tom and Natalie share some behind the scenes stories from Austria, including a potentially embarrassing moment for Lewis Hamilton!

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0:00.0	So, Pink's, I've just had a text from someone I work with at the FIA saying,
0:04.1	please, can I drive him to McDonald's? Please, everything hurts. It was a massive night.
0:10.8	That's the joy of these back-to-back races when you don't go home.
0:14.0	How do you know we didn't have a massive night?
0:15.7	Well, I don't, but you're looking quite fresh.
0:17.7	Oh, not really yet.
0:19.6	No, we actually got to the airport. Everything was shut,
0:22.6	apart from a tiny little spa shop of which there were
0:27.2	limited resources in terms of alcohol. And we cleared them out of whatever they had.
0:32.8	Nice. I like it. Have you ever had a Desperados?
0:36.0	No, no. What?
0:37.0	It's beer with tequila in it.
0:39.8	Hang on a minute. You drank one of them before getting on a plane.
0:43.0	Senational. Game changer.
0:47.4	How are you feeling? Are you feeling fresh?
0:49.2	Yeah, no, I'm feeling good and great weekend. I mean, I know the race. Well, we'll talk about
0:53.9	the race. I know it wasn't a thriller, but there were so many elements to it,
0:58.4	and the championship is so exciting that I'm still buzzing.
1:01.8	You are. Cool. Well, let's start the show.
1:06.4	What is it called again?
1:14.0	Welcome to the F1 Nation podcast with me, Natalie Pinkham and my friend Tom Clarkson.
1:20.2	You're saying it wasn't a thriller?
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