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I Prayed For George To DNF. Then He Did. | Bahrain in Malaysia Grand Prix Reaction | EP 038
Tawana wished a DNF on George Russell live on this podcast, and one safety car later George's Mercedes stopped on the start/finish straight. We are not saying it's connected. We are saying be careful what you pray for. Max Verstappen won his first race of 2026 at Sepang, exactly as Ben predicted, and Ben would like everyone to know he was one George away from a perfect scorecard.
The Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia gave us a forty minute rain delay, a formation lap where five cars lost power and the FIA called it a bug, Ferrari starting both cars on slicks on a wet track, and Lewis Hamilton dropping from P2 to P17 and coming back to P3 anyway. George's car died again, Mercedes apparently wanted to change the power unit in Baku and didn't, and the gap to Kimi is now 84 points with seven rounds left. Aston Martin scored their best result of the season the one week Tawana bet against them, which he would like to discuss. Loudly.
Then the scorecard (Ben 13, Tawana 4, the Ben curse is officially broken), Fraud Watch week two (Albon stays on, get a pillow), a proper argument about whether Kimi is lucky or whether car go fast, car wins trophies is just the sport, and the FIA president telling Malaysia it needs a five year plan to come back. Singapore is a sprint weekend and it starts Friday. New episodes every race week. Everything else at maggottsbecketts.org
1 Oct 2026
Our Predictions for the 2026 Bahrain in Malaysia Grand Prix | EP 037
Max Verstappen has not won a race in 2026. Ben thinks Sepang is where that changes. Tawana thinks Lewis wins it, and since he called Lewis for Barcelona and got it, nobody is laughing this time. Neither of them picks the championship leader, which tells you everything about how weird this season has become.
The Bahrain Grand Prix is being held in Malaysia, the race starts at 9AM Warsaw time, and F1 hasn't been to Sepang since 2017, when the Mercedes was silver and Stroll hit Vettel on the cooldown lap. Only ten drivers on the current grid have raced here. Add a 90 percent chance of rain and 2026 cars that have never done a proper wet race, and the predictions get harder every week. We also get into Ocon officially leaving Haas and who takes the seat, Christian Horner saying Ferrari is the only team he'd join without an ownership stake, Ferrari's "full confidence in Fred" statement, and the FIA leaving Bottas in the wall on the last lap in Baku with no safety car.
Then the picks: quali and race top threes, the five point wildcards (Ben takes rain, Tawana takes an Aston Martin double DNF, because he's a sadistic prick), who cooks, who fumbles, and a brand new segment. Fraud Watch. Albon is the first name on it. New episodes every race week. Everything else at maggottsbecketts.org
30 Sept 2026
"I Said George Fumbles. George Won." | Azerbaijan Grand Prix Reaction | EP 036
Ben said George fumbles. George won. By 0.196 seconds, over Max, on the line, the closest finish in Formula 1 since 2002. Ben now owes a 6 km run and he said "I'm a runner, guys" on air, so there's no getting out of it.
Baku gave us everything Madrid didn't: Kimi in the wall in Q1 and back to P5, Hadjar on the podium on his first weekend back from injury, Colapinto taking out Gasly and Norris on a restart, Norris calling for a race ban and then apologising, and Piastri going from third on the grid to thirteenth. We get into whether "Kimi is lucky" is a real take or a small memory take, why Colapinto's fans are aiming at the wrong people, and why Stroll still hasn't finished a race and is somehow signed for 2027.
Then the scorecard. Tawana's wildcard was Hadjar points. He got a podium. Ben's was Colapinto points. Tawana 12, Ben 4. Next up is the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang, this weekend. New episodes every race week. Everything else at maggottsbecketts.org
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