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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The Late Braking F1 Podcast · Our verdict on all 11 teams in 2026 so far · 9 Aug 2026 podcast

And they have had moments, like Barcelona was obviously brilliant and they won at Silverstone as well. voice-verified

When they won at Barcelona, I think it promised more than what they have delivered since then. voice-verified

And that's not to say it's been terrible, but I am yet to see enough to make me think that they can challenge this year. voice-verified

I just think that it might just be they're missing a little bit in a lot of different departments, but I don't think it's as simple as fix the power unit and they're there. voice-verified

I think there's more than that. voice-verified

Let's head next to McLaren in three, two, one. voice-verified

So we've got Champions Hangover Hit from Sam. voice-verified

We've got Good Turnaround Congrats from Harry. voice-verified

They'll really appreciate that, mate. voice-verified

And I've gone with Mercedes Hotline Needed. voice-verified

Well, should we start with Harry's compliment? voice-verified

I've gone with Mercedes hotline needed. voice-verified

Now, of course, we know that the world champion hotline is already set up, but I think a Mercedes hotline is required as well. voice-verified

It's a bit of a strange situation I think they find themselves in, in that if we go back like 10 years to when McLaren were with Honda, and I know McLaren, not everything was great on the car either, but we used to say, well, the power unit's really letting them down from even being in the midfield. voice-verified

It's obviously not that situation in that the Mercedes have maybe the best combination of ICE and battery out there. voice-verified

But equally, they're still being let down by the power unit just for a completely different reason this time, which is... voice-verified

Unlike Red Bull and Mercedes and Ferrari, they are that team in the lead fight that isn't the factory team. voice-verified

And in a season where this isn't 2024-25 anymore, where McLaren were in a situation where the power units had all been frozen, there was no development in that regard. voice-verified

This year, there's a lot to learn about these power units and teams will keep learning. voice-verified

And they're having to deal at the moment with... voice-verified

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