5. Drivers Behaving Badly
When emotions boil over for Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Ron Dennis is faced with a season-changing ultimatum.
Violent g-force, cockpit temperatures over 40C, and the constant threat of a crash: Formula 1 drivers are under intense physical pressure on the track. But what happens when emotional pressures boil over? At the Hungarian Grand Prix in August, McLaren is about to find out鈥nd how. An extraordinary incident in the pitstop seems to suggest Fernando Alonso is playing tricks on Lewis Hamilton - but as is often the case in Formula 1 things are not always as they seem. Tensions boil over, culminating in a season-changing ultimatum for Ron Dennis.
Co-host and script consultant: Sarah Holt
Producers: Matt Nielson and Rosie Stopher
Sound design: Alex Portfelix
Showrunner: Sarah Stolarz
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