# Chequered Flag Extra: Q&A Special Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/f1-chequered-flag-810128/chequered-flag-extra-q-a-special Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/f1-chequered-flag-810128/chequered-flag-extra-q-a-special.md Podcast: [F1: Chequered Flag](https://stenobird.com/podcast/f1-chequered-flag-810128) Published: 2026-04-09T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nc89vd Audio file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nc84vh.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/f1-chequered-flag-810128/episodes/chequered-flag-extra-q-a-special Duration seconds: 2376 ## Resource Will Lewis Hamilton win a race in 2026? Who could replace Max Verstappen if he were to leave F1 at the end of the season? Which circuits would you like to see on the calendar? And what is your favourite F1 car and livery? Harry Benjamin, British racing driver Alice Powell and the BBC’s F1 correspondent Andrew Benson tackle your questions in this Q&A special. Find out the team's thoughts on current issues impacting F1 as well as some nostalgic takes, as the sport takes an enforced break due to the cancellations of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix. F1 returns next for the Miami Grand Prix at the start of May, with live commentary across the 5 Live network and BBC Sounds. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/f1-chequered-flag-810128/episodes/chequered-flag-extra-q-a-special/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/f1-chequered-flag-810128/chequered-flag-extra-q-a-special.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.