Podcast: How McLaren threatened Red Bull in F1 2024's Spanish Grand Prix

Edd Straw is joined by Ben Anderson and Mark Hughes to unpick a fascinating Spanish Grand Prix, won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen after a tense strategic battle with McLaren's Lando Norris. The question is, was this a missed opportunity for McLaren and should it have been Norris on the top step of the podium? 00:00 Big picture thoughts 03:57 How the race played out 10:16 Russell’s great start 15:02 McLaren’s brushes with wins 18:50 Why did Perez and Piastri struggle? 22:31 Mercedes proves its progress 25:22 Why Ferrari weren’t in the fight 30:45 Alpine’s surprise pace 33:32 A bad weekend for Williams 36:37 Bottas sympathy corner 38:47 Listener questions • Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace • Follow The Race on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearetherace/) , Twitter  (https://twitter.com/wearetherace) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wearetherace) • Check out our latest videos on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ) • Download our app on iOS (https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/the-race/id1641803037)  or Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theracemadialtd.therace) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) #f1 #formula1 #formulaone #f12024 #grandprix #spain #barcelona #spanishgp #redbull #mclaren #mercedes #ferrari #astonmartin #renault #alpine #williams #sauber #haas #maxverstappen #landonorris