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Verstappen ‘dark horse’ as Mercedes face critical moment

Cody Rhodes in

Join ApexF1News’s Ian Parkes, Samuel Coop and Nick Golding as they look ahead to this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix! The trio discuss the fact Mercedes will introduce a major upgrades package and how Max Verstappen could be a real threat with a smooth weekend.

Also in this week’s podcast, the group assess the significance of George Russell beating Kimi Antonelli in Montreal given how strong a circuit it is for him, and if defeat would be the biggest setback yet. McLaren’s ability to always introduce great updates is also talked about.

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