Here's the thing about racing: sometimes the most unforgettable Sundays begin with absolute disaster. According to The Race, the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast dives straight into the messy reality of the Malaysia-hosted Bahrain Grand Prix, a weekend that will forever be remembered for Max Verstappen claiming his and Red Bull's first victory of the 2026 season. But before the glory, there was pure chaos.
That stunning result was overshadowed at the very beginning by farcical scenes during the first attempt to start the race. In part one of the episode, Edd Straw, Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm tackle the burning question of what actually caused those wild, chaotic moments on the grid.
Once they unpack the pre-race mess, the trio shifts focus to the machine performance that left everyone talking. They dive into Verstappen and Red Bull's supreme and somewhat shock pace throughout the weekend, a beast of a performance that completely turned the script upside down.
From there, the conversation turns toward the strategy room and a crucial sliding doors moment for the red cars. The podcast asks whether a tyre blunder by Ferrari ultimately cost Lewis Hamilton a shot at taking the victory, while also thoroughly unpacking all of the race's other big talking points.
