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Who’s the 2021 F1 title favourite now? Qatar GP review

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Formula 1

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4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

They were lightyears ahead of the rest in Qatar. As F1 heads for hyper-speed Saudi, just 8 points split Verstappen and Hamilton. Max can land the knock-out punch in this astonishing title fight in Jeddah, but as Tom Clarkson and Damon Hill explore, it looks like we’re heading for a breathless, brilliant final-race showdown. The pair analyse how each title challenger got the most out of the Qatar GP, how Verstappen can win the title in Saudi Arabia, and whether he or Lewis Hamilton will be feeling more confident heading into the final two races. Elsewhere, what was the secret to Fernando Alonso’s joyous return to the podium, and have Ferrari struck the decisive blow in their P3 fight with McLaren? TC and Damon are joined by MBC Action F1 TV presenter and host of the official Saudi GP podcast, Sabine Sassine, who tells us why there’s no room for any mistakes at the unforgiving Jeddah Corniche Circuit, especially if a December rain shower blows by.


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0:00.0

It's one of the most incredible chapters in our sport's history.

0:04.0

Braun, the impossible Formula 1 story, is streaming exclusively on Disney Plus from the 15th of November.

0:11.0

The series stars Keanu Reeves as host and executive producer in addition to Formula 1 legends,

0:17.0

Ross Braun, Jensen Button, Nick Fry, Rubens Barrakello and Christian Horner.

0:22.0

It's an unscripted documentary series telling the remarkable story of how Ross Braun made the impossible happen.

0:30.0

His understaffed, underfinanced and independent team, Braun Grompry, won the Formula 1 World Championship,

0:37.0

taking on the biggest titans of the industry, all after purchasing the team for just £1.

0:43.0

The series goes behind the scenes of this Formula 1 fairytale with the people who were there on the track,

0:49.0

in the garage and in the boardroom giving their own accounts of this miraculous year.

0:54.0

With access to the Formula 1 archives much of it previously unseen,

0:58.0

this series brings you along for the ride to victory, led by British Formula 1 driver Jensen Button and Ross Braun.

1:05.0

I remember that season so well, how the team turned up at pre-season testing and set a stunning lap time.

1:12.0

Their incredible start to the year and the tense race in Brazil where Jensen won the title.

1:17.0

This documentary tells the story so brilliantly, it's definitely worth a watch, especially if you're a newer Formula 1 fan.

1:25.0

Braun, the impossible Formula 1 story, an original series streaming November the 15th exclusively on Disney+.

1:33.0

There we were on this new track, and we didn't know what to expect, but the drivers seemed to like it.

1:39.0

I think everyone liked the track, didn't they? I think the engineers loved the track, the drivers loved the track.

1:44.0

One of the engineers at Mercedes was saying to me, the circuit really suits Formula 1.

1:50.0

I can't believe it's taken us this long to get here.

1:53.0

It was peculiar because I think we predicted we were kind of dreading the prediction, which would be that they'd go down the straight, maybe get a DRS pass and then hold everyone up for the next lap.

2:04.0

Which didn't happen because we saw, because of the combination of corners, people were able to position themselves and wrong foot the guy in front,

2:12.0

and try and have a move and a bit of curb usage and they could get passed.

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