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# Podcast: Turkish GP’s impact on the 2021 F1 title battle
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/podcast-what-turkish-gp-means-for-the-2021-f1-title-battle/
- Published: 2021-10-11T05:55:34.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T15:45:38.000Z
- Description: A Turkish Grand Prix weekend where Red Bull wasn’t on Mercedes’ pace ended up with Max Verstappen extending his Formula 1 world championship lead over Lewis Hamilton. The Race F1 Podcast debates the how and why
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #image-top-center

A Turkish Grand Prix weekend where Red Bull wasn’t on Mercedes’ pace ended up with Max Verstappen extending his Formula 1 world championship lead over Lewis Hamilton.

Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell look at how that happened as The Race F1 Podcast tackles Istanbul’s latest F1 weekend and answers questions from [The Race Members’ Club](https://www.the-race.com/members-club/).

From Mercedes’ tactics with both pitstops and engine penalties, to how Mercedes and Red Bull now stack up on pure pace, and the starring roles of the ‘number twos’ Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez, every element of the latest twists in the title battle is debated.

As ever, all the talking points throughout the field are discussed, including the very contentious penalty for Pierre Gasly, and every single driver and team’s performance is assessed.

[Oct 11 : Turkish Grand Prix review](https://www.spreaker.com/episode/46914113?ref=the-race.com) 

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