The whole gang reunite ahead of the Azerbaijan GP to pick over McLaren team boss Andrea Stella's comments about Oscar Piastri and the decision to allocate 'more resources' to Oscar following the last race...

Will Williams' upgrade package in Baku be enough, more reaction to the 2027 race calendar - which includes a sprint race in Monaco - and if Max vs 100 lived up to the hype?

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Up to Speed heads to Manchester to see DC & Mika Hakkinen on their UK tour, ‘Racing Icons’, as they bring us stories of getting stopped by the Finnish police, naked saunas and bust ups with their McLaren boss, Ron Dennis.

Mika, two-time world champion and the only driver Michael Schumacher ever feared, was DC’s teammate for a record 7 seasons. And as we’ve all seen this season, teammate dynamics are never easy in F1… From Mercedes balancing Kimi Antonelli’s joy and George Russell’s disappointment, to Ferrari refusing to favour Lewis Hamilton or Charles Leclerc.

So, is history repeating itself? What advice would they give the current drivers? Did McLaren have a secret favourite between DC and Mika? And what do they make of the new 2027 F1 calendar, with over double the amount of races they had?

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For the first time ever this season Lewis Hamilton was forced to RETIRE from a race after his brakes FAILED at the Madring!

So after that DNF is he OUT of the world championship fight? Could Ferrari have avoided this if they picked a NUMBER ONE driver sooner? And is Kimi Antonelli rubbing his hands together?

And later - did the FIA President really say changes need to be made so Fernando Alonso can win before he retires?

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Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides

Senior Producer: Sophie Penney

Video Content Producer: Arvind Badewal and Daniel Aihiee

Social Media Producer: Yasmin Stephenson

Head of Video for Podcasts: Samson Falodun

Production Coordinator: Sophie Angus

Head of Podcast Talent Operations: Jo Brock

Director of Podcasts: Vicky Etchells