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Why Sergio Perez must stay on the F1 grid, Andrew Shovlin on Mercedes pitstop meltdown and David Tremayne on the 2020 season

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🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On the newly renamed 'Perez Nation' Tom Clarkson and Alex Jacques relive an incredible F1 week.

They debate if Mercedes might consider George Russell replacing Valtteri Bottas for 2021 (3:53) and hear why victory slipped away with Andrew Shovlin (12:12). 

Then there's a review of Sergio Perez's stunning last to first win, plus whether it will keep him on the grid for 2021 (20:57), finally hall of fame F1 journalist David Tremayne reflects on the strangest of F1 seasons (31:45). 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Alex Shakespeare, and this episode you'll be hearing from Tom Clarkson, Andrew

0:16.3

Shoblin and David Tremaine, on the brand new, renamed Perez Nation.

0:25.6

This is really happening. You are really watching Sergio Perez win in Sequia for his first

0:32.3

ever Formula One Grand Prix victory. Esteban Ocon is going to hang on and take his first podium.

0:38.9

Lance Stroll will make it a 1-3 for Racing Point, who have won their first Grand Prix as well.

0:45.3

And Mexico has a Grand Prix winner for that first time since 1970 in an extraordinary race.

0:54.1

Executed brilliantly from the man who has lost on that one at Turn 4 and wins.

1:03.4

What an amazing Grand Prix that was. In fact, what an amazing 10 days of Formula One.

1:11.1

Two races in Bahrain, both of them absolutely sensational. And AJ, we're recording this 24 hours

1:20.3

after the event. I am still on an absolute high. How about you?

1:24.6

It is one of those race weeks where you find yourself waking up the next day and you're sad

1:31.6

that it's over. You are delighted with what you've seen. What an incredible few days, as you say,

1:38.5

for Formula One. From the moment the Roman Grojon appeared out of the car and hopped over the

1:46.0

barrier. From the moment we got word that everyone was all right down there and that he had only

1:51.2

minor injuries for the size of that accident. Formula One has had one of the most extraordinary

1:56.4

weeks in years. TC, I hate to bring it up, but you're a pretty experienced guy at this covering F1

2:02.5

thing. Can you remember anything like this? No, absolutely not. Not from, I mean, the new cycle has

2:10.4

been incredible. Just give us a feel because obviously I'm in Bahrain and give us a feel from

2:16.1

the UK point of view, the newspapers on Monday morning last week. Tell me about them. Was it

2:22.2

front page, back page, middle pages, everything? It was. It was. I think when you get an image like

2:28.8

escaping a fireball, then it made some front pages. It made all the back pages, the genuine sentiment

2:36.0

across the board, miracle that Formula One and Roman Grojon got away with that. Then you had,

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