Moves at Mercedes and Alpine bouncing back? Azerbaijan GP Preview
Finally it\u2019s race week again! After four weeks without Formula 1, Tom Clarkson and Natalie Pinkham look ahead to Sunday\u2019s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. They discuss proposed changes to the sprint race format, which features for the first time this season in Baku. There\u2019s also big change at Mercedes. James Allison joins the pod to explain why he\u2019s gone back to his previous role as technical director and how that could impact the Silver Arrows going forward this season. Ferrari are fourth in the Constructors\u2019 Standings after a frustrating start to 2023. Can they recover from a point-less weekend in Melbourne to get their championship back on track? And after Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon\u2019s dramatic crash cost Alpine valuable points at the Australian Grand Prix, team principal Otmar Szafnauer tells us why they\u2019re confident of bouncing back. Plus an update on our F1 Fantasy League, the F1 Nation World Championship.
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