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Oct 2023
40m 41s

Qatar Grand Prix preview

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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Rosanna Tennant is joined in the Qatar paddock by Will Buxton and Chris Medland. We hear from Max Verstappen on the weekend where he could win his third successive title, discuss McLaren’s remarkable upturn in form, and ask if Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes will improve. 
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