United States Grand Prix Review

F1: Chequered Flag

BBC

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4.2 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Is it unthinkable that Max Verstappen has become some people’s favourite for the drivers’ title? 1996 world champion Damon Hill joins Jennie Gow and Harry Benjamin to reflect on his lights-to-flag victory in Austin. They hear from the four-time world champion, as well as the two McLaren drivers he’s hunting down - Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.2	The Traitors is back, and this time with celebrities.
0:11.4	Hang on, why wasn't I asked?
0:13.3	Betrayals and mind games.
0:15.0	Behaviour that's usually reserved for backstage is now on national telly.
0:18.7	I hope someone's told them.
0:20.3	And once you've watched the latest action,
0:21.7	join me, Ed Gamble, for the official visualised podcast.
0:25.1	We'll spill secrets and get to see the celebs react to discovering who the traitors really were.
0:30.5	And this time, I was in the castle too.
0:34.2	The Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked.
0:36.3	Watch on EyePlay, listen for more on BBC Sounds.
0:40.4	Five Live Formula One.
0:43.6	A Max Verstappan domination at the US Grand Prix is he closes the gap to be asked to you to just 40 points.
0:51.9	Lando Norris finishing P2 closes the gap to his team pay to 14 points.
0:57.1	Game on is what I say.
0:59.0	I'm joined by Harry Benjamin, our F1 league commentator and 1996 champion of F1, Damon Hill.
1:05.6	Not the most interesting of races, but the repercussions are fascinating, Harry.
1:13.6	Oh, we're not going back to consequences of repercussions, are we? My favourite word of the whole weekend.
1:15.6	No, look, it's not a race that I think we'll remember for a long old time in Formula One,
1:20.6	but it's a really, really intriguing race this one.
1:23.6	And you have to say, an absolute masterclass of a weekend from max for
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