Ben Hocking

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4,984 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 5 Aug

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Harry predicting that Verstappen will go to McLaren.

Now Sam, after the Hungarian race, you said that Piastri might be done with McLaren.

Does that reflect in your prediction here?

I'm going with an unchanged lineup.

I'm going with Norris and Piastri.

Norris, I think, he's staying.

I don't think there's any question about that.

I think when it comes to Piastri, and I guess the Verstappen factor here, McLaren, I agree, would want Verstappen tomorrow if they could get him.

And I don't think they'd say that about pretty much any other driver other than him and maybe Antonelli.

I cannot see Verstappen going to a customer team.

And I understand the point you just made, Sam, about maybe in the future, they do look to become a factory team.

They produce their own engine or go somewhere else to get something like an Aston Martin Honda deal.

I don't know.

But I don't think Verstappen is thinking that far ahead at this point with the uncertainty around the regulations.

I won't spoil the rest of my predictions.

I can actually see him going to Mercedes more than I can see him going to McLaren.

I don't know why I can't escape the idea of Verstappen going to a Mercedes-powered team that isn't Mercedes.

As brilliant of a customer team as McLaren have been,

I can't be sold on the idea at the moment.

Very interesting.

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