{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"2 In A Row for Lando. Should Kimi Be Worried?","description":"F1 is back โ€” and Zandvoort sent itself off in style. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ\n\nNicola and Ben are joined by the legendary Louise Goodman to unpack a Dutch Grand Prix that had everything: a Russell sprint masterclass, Lando Norris making it two in a row, and Max Verstappen celebrating his shiny new Red Bull contract with a first-lap trip into the barriers.\n\nOn the agenda this week:\n\nRussell watch โ€” sprint pole converted, sprint won, then mugged at the restart and forced to wave Antonelli through. Rear gunner or still a title contender?\nNorris on the charge โ€” outscoring Kimi in both races and hunting down that championship lead on used hards. Have the 2026 regs finally clicked at McLaren?\nFerrari being very Ferrari โ€” quick in race trim, nowhere in qualifying, shouting on the radio, and very nearly taking each other out on the last lap.\nThe Red Bull seat switcheroo โ€” Hadjar's summer boxing mishap, Lawson's promotion, and Tsunoda's move to Racing Bulls.\nAston Martin โ€” Alonso doing Alonso things for P9. Can they reel in Williams?\nThe 2027 driver market โ€” Verstappen re-signed, Williams keeping both, and a whole lot of question marks at Alpine, Haas, Audi and Cadillac.\nYou told us about James Vowles โ€” we read out your (extremely spicy) messages on whether he'd have been sacked by now in any other sport.\nLouise's top 5 F1 fanbases, a proper Zandvoort story as we say goodbye to the circuit, and the latest on Jason Plato's BTCC troubles from Donington.\n\nPlus a look ahead to Monza, and the Prediction Championship of the World โ€” where Ben's comeback rolls on and Nicola scored a big fat zero. ๐Ÿฅฒ\n\nCurrent standings: Nicola 46 ยท Producer Jim 38 ยท Ben 36 ยท Team Guest 21\n\nDon't forget to follow, hit the bell, and find us wherever you get your podcasts.\n\n๐Ÿ“ฑ @ESSENTIALF1 on all the socials.","author_name":"Essential F1","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5148359-essential-f1","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43458036/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}