Chequered Flag Extra: McLaren Team Orders & Eyes To The Lights

F1: Chequered Flag

BBC Radio 5 Live

September 11, 202530 min
Motorsports

Chequered Flag Extra: McLaren Team Orders & Eyes To The Lights

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Episode Notes

Harry Benjamin and the BBC’s F1 correspondent Andrew Benson reflect further on the story dominating Formula 1 following the Italian Grand Prix – McLaren team orders. Should they have swapped Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris? We answer your questions and ask whether the move was fair. Plus, we go behind the scenes on a race gantry, finding out what it is like to control the lights for a grand prix, hearing from F1’s official race starter, Rebecca Lee.