WET RACE MAYHEM! 2026 Bahrain in Malaysia GP Recap | The Red Flags Podcast

Brian's bachelor party couldn't stop us from recording a recap for one of the best races of the season!! But first -- a HUGE thank you to everyone who made our Las Vegas weekend possible. Thank you to the LVGP, Grand Prix Plaza, and Hakkasan teams for the most epic weekend! And thank you to MGM Resorts for hooking us up with recording space at the Park MGM. We'll see you in November at the Bellagio Shoey Bar!

Back to the Bahrain GP in Malaysia. The guys cover:
- Formation lap glitch and software update
- Why Sepang is amazing
- Teams taking a gamble on tires... and losing
- Sir Lewis Hamilton is committed to the bit
- Fernando Alonso's still got it!
- Lando Norris almost wiping out Oscar Piastri
- Would Lewis be beating Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes?
- Isack Hadjar's emo radio
- Cooldown Room
- George Russell's bummer of a race
- Bahrain race awards
- AND MORE!

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CHAPTERS
[0:00]: INTRO
[06:10]: THE FIA'S FORMATION LAP MESS
[12:56]: TIRE ROULETTE
[25:20]: IS MCLAREN COOKED?
[36:07]: LEWIS HAMITLON MASTERCLASS
[49:07]: MAX IS BACK, GEORGE IS DONE
[58:27]: BAHRAIN RACE AWARDS