Episode

Chequered Flag Extra: School’s out for summer

Podcast: F1: Chequered Flag
Published: Jul 31, 2026
Duration seconds: 1645
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Summary

Harry Benjamin and Nicola Hume dive into F1’s silly season, debating Max Verstappen’s future. Could the four-time world champion leave Red Bull, and if so, where? How would this impact other driver-market moves? Plus, what do the drivers get up to in the summer break… using our own imagination of course. And we analyse Toto Wolff’s “Teletubbies” comment by asking the important question - which driver would be which Teletubby?