Ben Hawking

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13,472 appearances 24 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 12 Aug

Ben Hawking’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 24 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 10.

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The Late Braking F1 Podcast · Looking back at 2026 season hot takes · 12 Aug 2026 podcast

Red Bull has secured the services of Mercedes talent scout Gwen Legrue, who played a key role in discovering Kimi Antonelli in a move the team believes will strengthen its efforts to return to the front of Formula One. voice-verified

As first reported by BBC Sport, Legrue has agreed to leave Mercedes after a decade with the team and join Red Bull as director of its junior driver programme. voice-verified

At Red Bull, LeGroux will assume many of the responsibilities previously handled by Helmut Marko, who departed the team at the end of last season. voice-verified

The two teams had been discussing the timing of LeGroux's transition, but Red Bull has now confirmed that he will officially join its leadership team in 2027. voice-verified

How big of a move is this for Red Bull? voice-verified

I think it's a fairly sizable move. voice-verified

I mean, first, it's probably important to talk about what... Not just the impact he could have, but also the impact of the void left by Helmut Marko, because, I mean, love him or hate him, and I think there's probably more in the latter category. voice-verified

Marko was... voice-verified

very central to the team. voice-verified

And I think maybe in a similar way to Christian Horner, where he had kind of outgrown the team principal role, Helmut Marko technically was in charge of the Red Bull Junior Academy, but his influence went so far beyond just that to the point where if I, I mean... voice-verified

I'd like to say we know a lot about F1. voice-verified

If we were told on the spot, okay, name all of the other heads of junior program across F1, we'd really struggle because they don't have the reputation that Helmut Marko has. voice-verified

So he's got... voice-verified

He's got a real role to fill in that regard. voice-verified

I mean, to the point where... Remember how with Marco last year? voice-verified

Do you remember what happened with Alex Dunn? voice-verified

Where he signed him to a contract, or reportedly signed him to a contract, and just didn't tell anyone. voice-verified

He voice-verified

approval. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

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