Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes

Kimi Antonelli’s at genius level! - why his F1 win shouldn't have been possible

Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes

Show Notes

Mark Hughes joins Bryn Lucas to break down a stunning Italian Grand Prix, where Kimi Antonelli produced one of the most improbable wins in recent memory - starting 19th and beating a Mercedes team-mate who began 17 places ahead of him.

Mark explains why the drive ranks alongside Formula 1's greatest recoveries, and whether George Russell can still realistically challenge for the title.

Also this week: Liam Lawson's Red Bull return under the microscope, the fallout from Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's Turn 1 clash and Hamilton's "no rules" comments, the qualifying paranoia gripping Ferrari and McLaren's driver pairings, and a first look ahead to Formula 1's new Madrid Grand Prix - including the banked corner everyone's talking about.

Plus your questions answered: Max Verstappen's mysterious degrading dampers, how much of the current pecking order comes down to ICE performance versus energy deployment software, and who was really at fault in that Ferrari clash.

Read Mark's column here: https://go.motorsportmagazine.com/4xlI1H4

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