The Red Flags Podcast

Silverstone was absolute CHAOS!!! Brian and Matt break down all the 2026 British GP drama including:

Charles Leclerc's first-ever Silverstone win

The FIA's safety car clown show/bailed restart

Sir Lewis Hamilton's reverse Abu Dhabi that still ended in frustration

Kimi Antonelli's heartbreak while hunting down the lead

Max Verstappen beaching it at Stowe with 4 laps to go

George Russell's P2 and the Mercedes title fight

Race awards

And more!!

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - INTRO
2:56 - SAFETY CAR CHAOS
11:47 - FIA CLOWN SHOW
18:15 - KIMI THE BRAVE
25:21 - CHARLES NEEDED THIS
36:03 - MAX IS OVER IT
47:37 - RACE AWARDS: SILVERSTONE

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Guenther, Brian, and Matt break down a chaotic Austrian Grand Prix — George Russell's yellow-flag pole controversy, Ferrari's engine hype vs. reality, and whether Max is officially back. We cover:

- Rockstar & Wanker of the race
- George Russell's single-yellow vs. double-yellow pole
- Cadillac's disaster
- Ferrari's performance — blip or bad sign?
- Is Max Verstappen back?
- The Mercedes title fight: Kimi Antonelli vs. George, and why this might be George's only shot
- Charles Leclerc vs. Lewis Hamilton — is Leclerc number 2 at Ferrari?
- Are we watching the end of F1 dynasties?
- Gas or Brake?
- Silverstone predictions
- And more!

Chapters:

00:00 - INTRO
03:24 - ROCKSTAR & WANKER OF THE AUSTRIAN GP

18:25 - IS MAX IS BACK?

24:45 - WAS THIS A FERRARI FLUKE?

34:56 - MERCEDES SUPREMACY

40:04 - GAS OR BRAKE?

55:33 - SILVERSTONE PREDICTIONS

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Max is BACK and George Russell can't catch a break. Brian and Matt break down the Austrian GP and cover:

George Russell's yellow-flag lift controversy in qualifying

Single wave vs. double wave yellow: why race control dropped the ball

Max Verstappen's resurgence and Red Bull's upgrades

Max's comeback math -- how he can win

Red Bull's strategy fumble and the medium-tire gamble

Ferrari strategy screwup AKA a return to form

Cadillac's disasterclass

Race awards

And more!

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Chapters:
00:00 - INTRO

GEORGE'S QUALI DRAMA

WHY EVERYONE HATES GEORGE

IS RED BULL BACK?

FERRARI STRATEGY FLOP

IS LEWIS BETTER THAN CHARLES?

RACE AWARDS
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