rich 1.0 Lando Norris was robbed thanks to the VSC. Nicola Hume and Ben Edwards unpack a disappointing Madrid Grand Prix, and they're joined by former racing driver and legendary motoring presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson to deliver her annual grades on the entire class of 2026 so far — every driver, every team, no hiding place! In this episode Hamilton vs Verstappen at turn one: incident or advantage? Could Max Verstappen have won? The Lando VSC robbery — should pit stops be banned under VSC? Ferrari watch: Hamilton's retirement and Leclerc's gamble Midfield battle: Racing Bulls 77 v Alpine 68 Should Mercedes make a decision and back Kimi for the title? How did they manage to get a brand new circuit so wrong? Baku preview and Hadjar's return The Prediction Championship of the World Vicki Butler-Henderson's Back to School report on the class of 2026 Thanks for listening and please hit the follow button wherever you listen. Find us @EssentialF1 on socials. Essential F1 https://audioboom.com/channels/5148359-essential-f1 Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43458036/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8952972/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>