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 · Our verdict on all 11 teams in 2026 so far · 9 Aug 2026 podcast

Now, you might remember, for those of you that have been listening to us for this length of time, thank you and sorry, 2024, I predicted that Verstappen would win the title that year as well. voice-verified

and I and I wanted to sorry 2025 I predicted it and I wanted to keep that prediction alive for as long as possible and I think it was right to do so because whilst middle of the year it wasn't looking great he really it could have happened it could have very easily happened on that final day DNF happens and he's champion right so I didn't I didn't quit on that prediction last year voice-verified

I'm quitting on it this year. voice-verified

Even though the points gap is actually not that different to what it was. voice-verified

It's maybe another 20 points further away than what he was at the same point last year. voice-verified

I just don't think it's happening. voice-verified

My bad. voice-verified

I thought the expectations... My expectations of Red Bull going into Australia were just a bit maybe too high. voice-verified

And weirdly enough, on the... voice-verified

internal combustion engine side of things. voice-verified

It was kind of deserved. voice-verified

They've delivered in that regard, but maybe it's the knock-on effect of losing Adrian Newey and so many other people, but the car and everything else around this power unit just hasn't been able to keep pace. voice-verified

We've had glimpses of Verstappen being in fights. voice-verified

We've seen him second place in Austria, pretty close to winning there. voice-verified

We've had a couple of instances where he started on the front row of a grid voice-verified

And I don't think you necessarily need Verstappen to be winning championships or competing for championships to have a great Formula One. voice-verified

But it would be a better sport, I think, if Verstappen was just in some more race winning situations this year. voice-verified

And it's kind of painful that he's not right now. voice-verified

And I'm not sure he'll get there either for the rest of the year. voice-verified

Now, you've both gone Verstappen heavy with your three word summaries. voice-verified

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