Max Verstappen Mario Kart-ing to the chequered flag | F1 2025 #SpanishGP Review Show

Inside Line F1 Podcast

Did the new technical directive really make headway for anyone in this race? And should the safety car restart have happened earlier?

(Pardon the lack of audio punch in Kunal's track!)

Before all else, did Max Verstappen deliberately ram into George Russell as the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix came to a conclusion?

He received a 10-second time penalty for "causing a collision", but was Verstappen angry at Russell's driving or Red Bull's decision to put him on the hard tyre at the Safety Car restart, or both?

But maybe the fans were entertained because they voted for Max Verstappen as the "Driver of the Day" for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix.

At the front, McLaren's Oscar Piastri dominated the race proceedings to score his 5th F1 win of the season. Lando Norris had yet another messy start, while Charles Leclerc ran a different tyre strategy to score yet another podium.

Lots of movements in the Drivers' and Constructors' championship after the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix.

- Fernando Alonso scored points at home - his first points of the season! He's the 18th driver to score points in 2025.

- Isack Hadjar jumps Esteban Oon for 9th- Nico Hulkenberg jumps to 11th in the WDC, ahead of Carlos Sainz.

- Pierre Gasly jumps Yuki Tsunoda for 14th.

- Ferrari jumps to 2nd place in the Constructors' Championship - 165 points- Mercedes is down to 3rd (159 points), Red Bull Racing are 4th (144 points)

- Racing Bulls jumps Haas for 7th place (28 points).- Sauber is up to 8th - up 2 places! It was a race of some of the nicest overtakes this season, and controversial ones too. That's why we're now LIVE on the Inside Line #F1 Podcast with Kunal Shah and Soumil Arora. 3 penalty points for Sundaram Ramaswami on missing our show today! Join the conversation and send us your thoughts and comments.

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