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Oct 2023
47m 31s

The inside story of Red Bull's dominance...

SKY SPORTS
About this episode
Matt Baker is joined by Senior Power Unit Assembly Technician Calum Nicholas, to talk all things Red Bull and Max Verstappen's dominance.

Having worked with other Red Bull drivers, he discusses what puts Max on another level and how 'perfection' has led him to chase record after record.

Calum also tells us the moment he realised the RB19 was a world title winning car and reveals how they plan to take back their fastest pit stop record after McLaren timed in a 1.8 stop during the Qatar GP.

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