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Monaco Mayhem, Barcelona Beckons
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We break down Monaco’s penalties, tight margins and key moments before setting the scene for the Spanish Grand Prix.
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SPEAKER_02I think that's probably welcome to Box Fox Box, your friendly neighborhood Formula One podcast. My name's Stuart. I'm on the move today, so if I sound a bit echoey or different, that's the reason. But the one that's not on the move, uh the the the man we have here that is unflappable, you could say, uh, is Mohan. How are you, Mohan?
SPEAKER_00Um good, thank you. Thankfully, I'm actually come through uh having had a break of a couple of days, come through uh a bit of a bug that's actually passed through, and uh hopefully I sound a lot better than I did a couple of days ago.
SPEAKER_02Usually it enhances the radio voice anyway, so that wouldn't be the the worst problem to have. So look, this race, uh insane, right? Now I need to I needed to not I need to try to avoid filler words because our our editing sort of software seems to clean us up terribly if I talk with too many ums and ahs. But r besides that, try and speak clearly. How did you find the race, Mohan? This was there was a lot going on here, right? There was a lot going on.
SPEAKER_00Uh it I guess it it did have that the usual procession aspect to it, which which unfortunately this track actually uh lends itself to because there's limited overtaking. It was more to do with all the drama that unfolded behind all of that, actually, particularly the number of penalties that were issued. Insane, wasn't it? And yeah, and actually, and there's actually a lot of conjecture as to whether they were valid penalties and and the fact that you're talking drivers getting penalized for being 0.1 of a kilometer over the speed limit in in the pit lane. And apparently some of it actually came about the fact that they had redesigned the pit entry. Uh and the drivers were sort of cutting a particular corner, not realizing they were actually cutting that particular corner, which was enough for them to be over the limit when their internal speed limiters were actually well under the limit. So there's a lot more controversy to come from this, I believe. But that actually, no, it's just, I think it's the most amount of pit let uh penalties that I have seen in recent times.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, so I was gonna ask about this later, but let's talk about it now, I suppose, since we're diving into it. It seems like uh they have redesigned the uh the exit as well. Uh and by the rules, they're allowed to cross the lines in terms of just entry and exit. But yeah, it's a point-to-point system that the FIA is using for the speed. That's correct?
SPEAKER_00That's correct, yeah. And and and the and the bigger issues appeared to actually be at the pit entry rather than the exit part of it. And it has to do with the it shifted one of the barriers or something like that, basically. And and as a result of it, the drivers would have normally been forced to go slightly wider, which would have dropped that speed enough for them to be under the limit. So for instance, I remember seeing an interview with Pierre Gasly, and he's saying that they are so the limit is 60 kilometers an hour. And they were being pinged at 60.1 in a lot of cases, basically, which is ridiculous. And their internal speed limiters on their cars are set at 59.5. So they just could not understand why they were being penalized because they knew that they were well under. But because of that point-to-point system, it was showing up a different result, basically.
SPEAKER_02That's interesting. That sounds like that the teams are actually accounting for it for the point-to-point system then if they're going to be 0.5 under, right? Like because otherwise they'd just they'd just sit on the limit if they trusted the system.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, exactly. Because they I mean, obviously there's been enough uh uncertainty in certain certain tracks and certain things that actually to allow for this. But they've obviously they must be annoyed because they have a they have more than allowed for this adjustment, but it's the method of air measurement that seems to be throwing them out.
SPEAKER_02Interesting. I don't think they'll win this one. I I I think the the FIA would double down if anything. Uh but that's that's yeah, this is it's pretty crazy. It's it's never a dull day in F1, is there? So No. But let's well let's dive into the questions then I have for you. So uh tell me, was Monaco won on Saturday again, or did the race still have enough chaos to keep it alive, do you think?
SPEAKER_00Uh in one sense, it does definitely won on Saturday. Uh I think Kimi's poll lap was kind of the foundation for the for the rest of the weekend. And as we know and we've spoken about previously, that if you control the start and avoid mistakes on this track, you usually control the rest of the race. And that is exactly what Kimi did. Um obviously he had a great start. Um he converted that pole into a lead and then managed the pace of the race for the remainder, despite the mess that was going on around him. Um and he just looked in control for the entirety of the race, actually. So and this is where I mentioned before that parts of this race lent itself to the procession that it normally is. But there was enough drama around uh that procession that created a lot of interest. And for example, no Versteppen's failure to start, that changed the shape of the race immediately. And there were mechanical retirements, uh the peak lane penalties, uh, the safety car drama drama, the red flag came out uh late after Letler's clash. And there was plenty of uh uncertainty about who would actually be on the podium. But even after the race, while they were sorting out these penalties, the f the driver order was actually provisional for quite a quite a while, so they couldn't actually determine the final points till quite a bit because they had to sort out these penalties. So overall, yes, I think Antonelli actually won it on the Saturday, but Sunday still gave us enough chaos to talk about.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, and I've seen something. Have you seen the Grand Slam? It's obviously tennis inspired, but the the F1 Grand Slam, do you heard of that?
SPEAKER_00I have been parts of it actually. I must admit, I must admit I haven't delved into it in too much detail.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, so youngest driver in in F1 history to complete a Grand Slam, which is apparently uh at a racetrack, pole fastest lap, led every lap and to win, which I guess is when you lead every lap, you you win regardless. But for that to happen in Monaco isn't very special, is it? That's uh that's kind of, you know, once you're on pole, it's kind of just gonna happen, right?
SPEAKER_00Exactly. But uh uh it it does. I mean, leading starting at the front and staying in front is is almost guarantee a victory on this uh on this track, uh, if you can keep the car on track for the for the remainder of the race. However, that actually doesn't allow for any chaos that can go on around you and you know, late crashes, red flags and things like that. Weather rarely ever plays a pair part here. But you you still have to he still have to go through, get through those 78 laps unscathed, and I think that's what Kimi was able to do. Um and yeah, he's actually, I think it's uh the last Italian driver to win here was 22 years ago, truly, I believe. And no, he's he's the first one to actually do that. So yeah, exactly. So he's ticked off all of those wise would all of those aspects which would be considered a grand slam.
SPEAKER_02And also, what were your predictions for the race? I believe I had I can't remember the order, but I had Hamilton, LeClair, and Timmy uh on the podium. And Leclerc really botched that for me because I was I was it was it was certainly on. It looked like it was gonna happen. Did what were your predictions?
SPEAKER_00I think mine was uh Mercedes 1-2. Uh and then uh Hamilton, I think. Actually, Hamilton I looked like I can't remember why, but it was one of the Ferraris anywhere had his S3. Uh actually, no, I I stand corrected. I did I did take your um uh prediction from the previous race of the three different teams on the podiums, and I think I had uh Kimi, Max, and one of the Ferraris in there, I think.
SPEAKER_02Well, that again would have been a great prediction if uh Max didn't stall like he did. So it's yeah, it's it's quite fascinating. But so so tell me, how impressive was Antonelli's poll lap anyway? And and was that the defining moment of the weekend, do you think?
SPEAKER_00Uh definitely, defining moment of the weekend. And and in and on a particularly on a track like this, we have pole position matters more than any other track in the world. That was it twenty-three thousandths of a second faster than Verstappen. Was it quite a significant margin actually on that track? So it's it's it's what it it was another demonstration of his composure and particularly composure under pressure. Um and as we know in the in the earlier qualified sessions, uh Le Clerc actually went fastest. And it was sort of building up towards a shootout between the two of them. So, and also up to that point, Ferrari actually looked very strong even in practice sessions up to that point. So for Antonelle to find a lap when it mattered was very, very impressive. And the fact that he held his nerve and was able to put it on pole, I think is is not just because of his age or his inexperience. I think just from a racing point, it was very impressive to see.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, and his battle with George, yeah, this whole thing's getting pretty wild, really. I never would have thought this would have happened at the start of the season. Um, did Anthony look like a future champion, or is you know, is he already driving like one, do you think?
SPEAKER_00Uh he is definitely driving like one now. And and if you look at the conversations we had early in the season when he had his first win and potentially his second win as well, thinking, oh no, this is can he sustain this basically? And what he's showing is he's not just quick, but he's actually able to put together a whole weekend very well and managing it with sort of a real sense of calmness, and a calmness that would normally only be attributed to a much more experienced driver. So um I think you put all of that together, he just doesn't seem rattled and seems to be enjoying his racing by approaching it with the right attitude. And I think all of that collectively, if we look at it, is if he can maintain all of that or most of that for the rest of the season, we we might be looking at the 26th champion basically.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, and I think the difference between this and Oscar Piastri last year largely is the fun that Kimmy seems to be having. Oscar was so serious for the entire year, like like in a professional way, but it for me it was always kind of like could can he sustain this? Is this truly his demeanor? But Kimmy just feels it just feels so natural what he's doing.
SPEAKER_00True. And and he doesn't seem to be. I mean, I agree 100% what you said because Oscar always he came across as having this massive weight on his shoulders, even though he was that far ahead in the points in that first part of the season. Kimmy doesn't seem to be that. The fact that no, he's saying this is every race I'm in is a bonus, every win's a bonus. I'm just enjoying it and and it's showing in the results.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, that's what I'll say actually. So tell me, with Lewis Hamilton, his Monaco performance, was it a genuine statement, or do you think this is just a track-specific result for somebody with his kind of experience?
SPEAKER_00I think even allowing for the fact that this is a very unique track, I think this is a genuine statement on his part. And I think the qualifying performance that he actually uh did as well. Um, but uh, you know, he had to manage uh a peak lane penalty on top of all of that. He had to manage the the safety car coming out a particular time. All of that, if you put it all of that actually together, I think this is this is quite a statement. Uh and another driver that seems to be genuinely enjoying his racing, he seems to have found his passion for this uh sport again. He's quite upbeat when you speak to him. And it's all translating into the performance on the track. And it's actually it's coming back into the fact that if he can maintain some of these results, he's in contention for another championship as well. Actually, it's not unreasonable to think that he keeps putting these performances on week in, week out, and podiums here and there, that he's he's hanging in there with regard to contention for this championship.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, I uh will remember that early call here, uh, if that if that comes to fruition. But certainly for me, I I'd love him to legitimize his dominance and not just have it attributed to Mercedes. So if he could win with a Ferrari uh at this stage in his career, that would be there'd be nothing better, I don't I don't think. So uh tell me, what about um Verstappen and his his issues at the start? What does it tell us about Red Bull's current form? Like they they seem to be on the up, didn't they?
SPEAKER_00Yeah, actually, and it's it was actually hard to tell, you know, he went into this anti-stall mode at the start and then they had to retire straight away. Uh which obviously made it hard to gauge whether they I mean his qualifying performance aside, whether they actually had race space as well. So unfortunately, we didn't get to see that. So uh we didn't get to see him, you know, in a clean air fight with Antonelli up the front. Uh it did it does show that it got some speed, but it's the reliability uncertainty issues that we spoke about previously that seems to be dugging them at the moment. And that unfortunately wasn't uh settled uh on this weekend. So I think Hajjar getting out of the podium is a massive positive for the team. Uh, but he also I think reported engine and power issues throughout the race, so was able to persevere uh and deliver a podium, but it certainly wasn't clean by any means, which means that they as a team have got a lot more issues to sort out.
SPEAKER_02All right, well, talking about Ferrari specifically, did they leave Monaco encouraged, frustrated, or both? What do you think?
SPEAKER_00Uh, I think overall, if I had to look at it, I would say they actually would have left more frustrated than encouraged. Uh obviously the encouragement part of it is was very obvious. They had an on average, they had a pretty strong weekend. Charles was stopping uh free practice one. They they finished in the mix all the way through practice. And no Hamilton qualifying third, finishing second, and uh Latlack qualifying fourth, despite a messy Q3. Uh it looked at at up to that point, at least it looked like one of their strongest weekends of the year. It's the frustration for them would be that they they had a massive opportunity in front of them, uh, and they didn't fully come uh convert that as a team. I mean, Hamilton's result aside, and particularly Latluck's late clash, that you know, it's it's again he as a driver as well would be walking away from another race thinking, no, what's been left behind basically on this track, as he did in Montreal as well. So overall, despite Hamilton's uh result, I think they would be leaving this uh race frustrated and and thoughts of things have actually could have been bigger overall.
SPEAKER_02And Leplaya notoriously beat himself up over these mistakes that happened. He specifically said that this wasn't his fault. He's not taking responsibility for it. What exactly what exactly did he say there? Because it was steering issues or what was it?
SPEAKER_00No, actually, it was apparently this happened uh because Stroll, he and Stroll went off on the exact same point on the track. And I believe Stroll had actually made a comment, but it was obviously might have not been taken seriously, that some of that particular part of the track was starting to disintegrate. And this is where Leclerc's uh complaints came, is the fact that he pretty much hit that same patch of dirt uh on the track and went off, uh, which is where he said, you know, he he couldn't control it at that point, basically. So it wasn't a driver error, uh, but it was kind of played down by the organizers and FIA that managed that there was some damage that was on the track that was causing this car to go off. Uh, but the overall result is, you know, he didn't finish the race basically.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, and responsibility typically leads to liability, so you wouldn't want to take responsibility for a Ferrari crash into a wall. So tell me how much the penalty shaped the final result, especially with Gasly's post-race demotion. He actually thought he was on the podium, didn't he? The whole uh cooldown lap.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, so he actually uh he copped two five-second penalties, if I remember right. Um, which you know he finished in the cross the line in podium position, but then got dropped to seventh after after those penalties, uh, and that handed Hajjad at third place. So um, and it wasn't just Gasly either. Hamilton, Piastri, Russell, Kolo Pinter, Perez, and all of them actually got caught up in this drama, which as I mentioned before, it's the most amount of pit penalties I've ever seen, I think, uh, in recent times. So there's talks, it's appealing, this result, right? It is. Um, but I think the horse horse is kind of bolted here because I think if if if I had not acted on it straight away, I don't see this being resolved moving forward. They may do something different for next year's race in terms of how that pit is actually set up. But I don't see any uh satisfaction coming out of this for the drivers that were penalized, basically. But it did actually highlight quite a significant issue uh moving forward for this particular track. So um, and you know, particularly on a track like this where overtaking is notoriously difficult, uh, when when penalties become such a significant factor in in the position changes on the track, uh that is that is that is a big issue. So hopefully they take note of this at the very least to actually do something for next year's race.
SPEAKER_02Might be the sporting adjudicator in me, but I'd just be telling the drivers to stay inside the lines, they won't have any problems. But I don't think they'd take that very well. So tell me, did Monaco again expose the F1 overtaking problem? Uh or did the drama make up for it, I suppose? Is that is that really almost like it's almost like a win in a sense, right? If the pit lane wasn't the conversation, we'd be again be talking about the procession that is Monaco.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, from a from a story point of view, I I felt so sorry for him, actually. This is really brutal. He had actually done all the hard work on the track, finished ahead of hijab, and then through, you know, a final classification had that taken away from him. So this is this always creates a much, much bigger reaction uh than a penalty that is obvious or taken away during the course of a race. So uh the the bigger issue here is sort of no communication and race management for them. So if a if a driver, a team, or the viewing audience are not across what the picture of that particular penalty is, the ending actually feels really, really confusing, which is what actually happened. And it and and it takes away a level of satisfaction of watching that race as well. So Alpit definitely, given what Gasly was able to do on the track, would have wanted to have remembered this race as a as a breakthrough result for them. And unfortunately it didn't it didn't pan out to be that way. So instead it became this discussion of what might have been in and rather than whether the team actually handled the situation clearly enough.
SPEAKER_02And as far as George Russell's season's concerned, is that done for you? Because I I think he's I think this is kind of over.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, I it's it's interesting actually, because it's it's certainly not a car or capability issue. This is this is entirely in his head from what I'm what I'm what I'm seeing. Uh, because he has got the talent, he has got the car under him, he's got the team behind him, everything going for him, uh in other words, but he's not able to then translate that into a result. So again, you know, penalties toward two of them didn't actually help the situation. But even up to that point, he wasn't looking particularly competitive. So um it's interesting. So if whether he can get his head back in the inner right space, but the more Kim delivers the results that he see he is in, um, that's gonna take that energy away from him, basically. So it's still, I think, too early to to lop that away, but it is slipping away from him very fast.
SPEAKER_02So after this result, is the championship momentum clearly swung towards Antonelli and Mercedes, do you think? Or I mean it was already there, right?
SPEAKER_00Yeah, absolutely. And I think it's it's it's a kind of victory, particularly on this track that sort of not would strengthen a championship campaign. So it's it's not just about speed, it's about how he behaves under pressure. So, you know, he took Paul, won the race for whatever it is worth, added the fast slap, even though it's not worth points these days. And you know, he out outperformed his teammate, all of the things that that needed to be ticked off. Uh, and he's has kept ticking this off race every single race so far, basically. So, this for them as a team, I think he's no, he's very strong at the front. And but without, you know, he's got certain issues in that sense to deal with, but he seems to be managing them very well. But if you're talking pure momentum, he definitely has it. And he leaves this race as though the driver that everyone else needs to catch up to.
SPEAKER_03Uh anything else on Monaco before we move on to previewing Barcelona?
SPEAKER_00Yeah, and I I actually for some ex for some reason I actually was grateful for the drama because this can be quite a boring race, to be honest, if not for that, because it can be quite a procession, start to finish. It's kind of been won on a Saturday from pole position. Um so I was grateful for the fact that it did provide some drama. But unfortunately for the drivers caught in under it, it didn't turn out so well for them. So hopefully, if I do take notice of this track, uh, and we have talked about uh in the past as to whether this race stays on the calendar or not, and I can't ever see it going away because it's part of that key spine of the European season. But I'm glad for once there was actually some drama to talk about.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, I I don't think it'll go away, and I can't imagine what people really want out of F point if they they do want it to leave. It's it clearly is part of the fabric of it, just as just as the whole sport probably wouldn't exist if Ferrari wasn't there. There's certain things that kind of hold this whole thing up. So tell me, moving on to Barcelona and also Mohan, just to give you a heads up, I'll need you to read through the standings at the end of this so you can pull them up now before I put you on the spot. Uh so tell me, does Barcelona give us a truer form guide than Monaco's unique street circuit? Surely, right? Because it's, you know, there is actually opportunities to overtake.
SPEAKER_00Uh yeah, it definitely give us gives us a much uh much truer form guide. So um Monaco's the kind of circuit where it is so specialized that it can actually exaggerate certain strengths and hide certain weaknesses. But Barcelona, by contrast to that, is a much more complete. Test of a car, of a Formula One car. And particularly given the fact that this is the first time these new regulations will be tested on this track as well, I think that'll expose a lot more. This Catalonia circuit has traditionally been quite a benchmark circuit because it does ask for a lot of aerodynamic efficiency. So it's a lot of balance required through the medium and high speed corners. So if a team like Merced is able to dominate here as well, uh it tells us that their advantage is quite real across different uh track types. And we've mentioned this again before that up to this point, every single circuit that we have seen has been very unique, and each of them has actually tested different aspects of these new regulations. Uh, and this is one more into that mix. So it'll be interesting to see if if Mercedes dominate here as well, or whether Ferrarian or andor Red Bull are able to hit back and produce a much better result than they did in Monaco.
SPEAKER_02Can anyone stop Antonelli's run uh once the championship returns to a more conventional track, do you think? And is Max in the mix still at all?
SPEAKER_00Uh this is a massive question, I think. I mean, he arrives here with five five wings from six races. And what Monaco proved was that he can actually handle pressure and do it quite precisely as well. Uh but the the Catalonian circuit will actually ask a lot of different questions of him, where it's a kind of circuit that will actually challenge their long-run pace. And the tire degradation matters a lot more here. So I think definitely Hamilton's and Ferrari are going to be challenging. And definitely Max, if he's able to be given a reliable car, will be up there challenging. I think Ferrari certainly looked quick in the Monaco practice. And and Verstappen's qualifying result talks to that as well, basically. Uh so if either of them have a more rounded package than we saw in Monaco, um, I think Barcelona is where they will actually need to shower.
SPEAKER_02And I already asked about Max, but Red Bull is a team. Do you think they'll bounce back at a circuit that rewards the aerodynamic balance and time management? Like really, compared to how they started the season, um, Hajjar's last two results have really kind of they've given them some sort of boost, right?
SPEAKER_00Yeah. Uh it's it's definitely, I mean, this Masterman circuit is definitely a better chance for them to show uh what the real level of their car is. Um and this was something in Monaco was a very messy event for them. But I and I think Hajjar's podium was able sort of salvage something for them overall from the weekend point of view. Um and so that all of that collectively sort of makes it very difficult to separate that with what whether they have genuine performance or whether they still have all these reliability concerns that we have seen up to this point. So what the the question that'll come out at Barcelona for a team like Red Bull is that whether they can actually uh combine genuine pace with a good execution over the whole weekend. So if Verstappen is back near the front in qualifying uh and he's competitive over race tink, it'll prove for a very interesting result and it makes Monaco seem like even more of a missed opportunity for them. But if Mercedes pull out ahead and Red Bull are still fighting these reliability issues, I think that concern for Red Bull becomes even bigger.
SPEAKER_02And is Barcelona, do you think it's a track where Ferrari needs to prove Monaco was more than the one-off? I mean, they've been solid all year, right?
SPEAKER_00Uh yeah, actually. So they are they had genuine pace in Monaco, and you know they were both through practice and and obviously Hamilton's result in the race. Uh, but it's also the kind of uh circuit that actually carved flatter, flatter a car that rides bumps very well, that rides curbs very well. Um whereas Barcelona is a lot less forgiving for those types of situations, basically. So it tests the whole package of a car and not just that particular aspect. So uh for them, I think this is a this is going to be more about proving that long pace over the over the distance of the race. And and Hamilton himself needs to show that this was not just a Monaco special, the podium that he got. Uh Charles needs a clean weekend. And after the disappointment of not just Monaco, but also he sees result in Montreal as well, where both I would have left both times, he would have left being quite frustrated and not living up to the potential that was expected of him. So if Ferrari as a team actually overall fast in Barcelona, I think they become a very serious threat to Mercedes. But if they fall back, this will be another situation where they'll only be remembered for missing chances.
SPEAKER_02So, Mohan, with Spain running from the 12th to the 14th of June, how much will teams be able to turn around in just one week, do you think?
SPEAKER_00I don't see them turning up, turning around a lot in terms of major upgrades because it's quite a quite tight turnaround because they sort of move from one race fix trade into the other. Um, I think it's more to do with sort of setup choices and fixing any reliability issues that may have actually shown up in Monaco rather than any sort of large technical intervention as such. So uh anyway, anyone with sort of mechanical operational issues, I think this week gives them very little time to reset anything. So what that actually does is it makes for a very interesting weekend coming up. Uh Mercedes as a team arrived with a lot of momentum, uh, despite George's result. Um Ferrari arrived needing to show that the pace that they showed in Monaco was actually genuine. Uh and Red Bull overall need a clean weekend. Um we haven't mentioned um McLaren's fortunes, and I think uh despite the fact that they had it was the thousandth uh Grand Prix for them in Monaco, overall it was a weekend that was quite would have been quite disappointing for them. So um, you know, Piastri was sort of left carrying the result overall for them as a team. So I think the one big turnaround for the teams that are already organized, I think it's it's uh they present a uh they will have a good advantage. Uh, but it it it gives them very the other teams very little time to hide or or to reset anything that they want to do for this weekend.
SPEAKER_03All right, anything else from the the upcoming group break?
SPEAKER_00Uh no, actually looking forward to this. And I think uh this is uh the the last one that'll be for for the moment anyway, for on this circuit, uh, because we moved to Madrid next year. So it'll be interesting to see how this one is farewell for the moment. But uh there's talk about a rotation as well with the Madrid circuit. Uh, we'll see what pans out of this. So we'll see how they finish this one off. Could you run through the standings first, Marco? So uh from a team standings point of view, Mercedes are uh on top with 244 points, followed by Ferrari on 165. So it's quite almost an 80-point difference there. Uh McLaren third on 118, Red Bull fourth on 72, Alpine on 41, uh Racing Bulls on 39, and then Haas on 21, Williams on 11, Audi on two, Aston Martin on one, and Cadillac to earn any uh team points as such. Uh if you're looking at the drivers' settings, uh as we've talked about, Kimmy is well ahead. He's on 156 points at the moment, uh, followed very closely by Lewis on 90. George Russell is sitting uh two points adrift on 88, uh, with Charles LeClocq on 75. The two McLean drivers, Piestri and Norris, sit at 60 and 58 points, followed by Verstappen on 43 and his teammate Hajar on 29. Liam Lawson sitting on 26 and Pierre Gasly sitting on 26 as well. One thing's actually very interesting to note is that Cadillac earned their first uh point for the season and Perez coming in at 10th, which was much earlier than they expected to see them presenting any points for this season. So very encouraging for them. Yeah, did they lose that point though in the end? I'm not sure actually. I assumed that that was locked in for the moment.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, okay. I thought I thought I read something about them, that being part of the time penalties, but maybe they um maybe it was the opposite. Maybe they got it because of the time penalties. But um, yeah, no worries, Bohan. Well, we can leave it there. Do you um do you want to share out the socials as well?
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