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How should Antonelli handle Russell? Damon and Johnny answer your questions

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What pieces of advice are Lando Norris, Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton - three F1 drivers at very different stages of their careers - most in need of? In this special edition of Stay On Track, Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert have their say as they answer YOUR questions about contemporary F1, their grand prix racing careers and much more. Find out whether either of them would like to drive the 2026 generation of cars (and the answer's a short one), whether they regret not making more of their respective talks with McLaren and Ron Dennis, what happens when friends collide on-track... and, of course, whether Damon really did drive to victory in the 1994 British GP with a Scotch egg in his pocket gifted to him by comedian Bob Mortimer. Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRace/membership]. For a limited time you can get 90% off your first month! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Highlights

In this special edition of Stay On Track, former F1 drivers Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert answer fan questions, offering candid advice to drivers at different career stages, reflecting on their own careers, and debating the evolution of Formula 1 from the 1990s to today.
00:00
A quick 'no' to driving current F1 cars.
07:31
Avoid friendship to stay focused on winning.
10:02
F1 requires full commitment.
14:52
Toto Wolff's threat to sack both drivers was a progressive team-first approach.
22:05
Longer seasons increase the burden on team personnel.
35:00
He was awkward and business-focused.
44:36
That was a bit amateurish, Damon.
49:49
Technology has reduced the raw connection and dialogue drivers once had.

Chapters

Would we drive today's F1 cars? A quick 'no' and a Scotch egg story.
00:00
What advice would we give to Lando, Kimi, and Lewis right now?
05:17
Knowing when to quit and which team boss would have been the best fit.
10:02
How team principal relationships evolved from peers to father figures.
14:52
Are there too many races now? Comparing the workload of the 90s to today.
22:05
Our awkward meetings with Ron Dennis and why we didn't join McLaren.
32:16
Revisiting our 1998 Argentina crash: who was really to blame?
42:21
Has modern technology killed the raw, instinctive feel of driving an F1 car?
49:49

Transcript

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