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Radio 5 Live,13 Aug 2026,29 mins
Drifting Ferraris, Kimi Raikkonen Pranks and Supercar Collections
F1: Chequered FlagAvailable for over a year
As the summer break nears its end, Harry Benjamin and Becky Evans debate whether more sprint weekends should be added to the F1 calendar and look ahead to the final Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Will it be missed? Becky also explains what it was like to drift an 850bhp Ferrari, before the pair imagine which F1 drivers would thrive in alternative driving roles and judge the remarkable, and more ordinary, road cars owned across the grid. Plus, how did former F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen catch out Becky Evans in front of 50,000 people?
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