🏎 F1 Extra: Can Aston Martin take any positives from its start to 2025?
Added 2025-04-15 09:47:28 +0000 UTCWhat’s going on at Aston Martin and is it given an easy ride compared to the criticism of Audi-owned Sauber?
That’s among the questions from The Race Members’ Club Samarth Kanal and Edd Straw take on in the latest edition of the F1 Extra podcast.
We also discuss the form of Racing Bulls and why often the team fails to convert speed into results, and ponder if the Bahrain GP is better as the fourth race of the season or an opener.
Gabriel Bortoleto’s start in F1, Alpine’s prospects with Mercedes propulsion next year and the reasons teams get caught out by tyre performance in races are also on the agenda.
Comments
The tool Pirelli use that Edd and Samarth didn’t know the name of. Officially “Grip Tester” (very technical name). Within Pirelli know as “Doggy” because they take it for a walk haha. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/pirelli-doggy-grip-measuring-device/6828775/
Joe MacInnes
2025-04-16 13:49:39 +0000 UTCAny time the performance of the Sauber drivers are being discussed, I think of one of the F1TV post-shows earlier this year where Nico said Gabriel is "really bbbloody fast" with a big smile. I got the impression Nico is really impressed by his speed and dare I say even enjoying the qualifying challenge against him at times.
Zach Buchowski
2025-04-15 10:51:27 +0000 UTC
