Inside The Piranha Club - A Formula 1 Podcast
Jun 11, 2026 · 44 min · 12 segments
The team discuss the rapid rise of Kimi Antonelli and ponder if this race is now a must-win for George Russell. Also, Ben tries to explain the new engine rules while getting distracted. And what is…
Rebecca ClancyHost
Ben HuntHost
Mark McBryantPanelist
Kimi Antonelli leads the way with his five consecutive victories, taking him 66 points clear of second place, Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari, with teammate George Russell just down the road, another two points behind.
Does George Russell have to win this weekend to keep his championship hopes alive?
I'd say yes, but with a slight caveat in the sense of, [sighs] I don't think it necessarily matters if he wins.
So if he finished second or third and Antonelli had a horrible race and finished outside the points, it's not doom and gloom, is it? But he would want just, not even for the points necessarily, but maybe just mentally and just to get himself back on track, would want to be the one to take the checkered flag, wouldn't he? I mean, I find it really, really interesting when you look at the numbers, that Antonelli's won five in a row, but Russell's only ever won six Grand Prix in his whole career, I think, hasn't he? So it's mad when you think about it like that, how Antonelli's got to grips with that car, and if he wins in Barcelona, he equals George Russell's record of, of victories.
He needs the same sort of next few days that Antonelli's enjoyed at the last five Grand Prix, doesn't he? He needs to go in there.
He needs to be on it from the get-go, fastest in practice, put it on pole, and win the race.
At the moment, though, I just think Antonelli's, in a good way, his head's in the cloud, aren't they? He, he's, he's just so plugged into that car and how he's driving it, and the support around him, and the confidence that's building race after race after race, that Russell potentially could turn up the best version of himself and s- and still lose.
Okay, I'm gonna put this into context because Mark, I think you're right to pull out the stats.
Only five drivers in F1 history have won more races consecutive- consecutively than Antonelli in the, what, 76-year history now.
Kimi Antonelli leads the way with his five consecutive victories, taking him 66 points clear of second place, Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari, with teammate George Russell just down the road, another two points behind.
Does George Russell have to win this weekend to keep his championship hopes alive?
I'd say yes, but with a slight caveat in the sense of, [sighs] I don't think it necessarily matters if he wins.
So if he finished second or third and Antonelli had a horrible race and finished outside the points, it's not doom and gloom, is it? But he would want just, not even for the points necessarily, but maybe just mentally and just to get himself back on track, would want to be the one to take the checkered flag, wouldn't he? I mean, I find it really, really interesting when you look at the numbers, that Antonelli's won five in a row, but Russell's only ever won six Grand Prix in his whole career, I think, hasn't he? So it's mad when you think about it like that, how Antonelli's got to grips with that car, and if he wins in Barcelona, he equals George Russell's record of, of victories.
He needs the same sort of next few days that Antonelli's enjoyed at the last five Grand Prix, doesn't he? He needs to go in there.
He needs to be on it from the get-go, fastest in practice, put it on pole, and win the race.
At the moment, though, I just think Antonelli's, in a good way, his head's in the cloud, aren't they? He, he's, he's just so plugged into that car and how he's driving it, and the support around him, and the confidence that's building race after race after race, that Russell potentially could turn up the best version of himself and s- and still lose.
Okay, I'm gonna put this into context because Mark, I think you're right to pull out the stats.
Only five drivers in F1 history have won more races consecutive- consecutively than Antonelli in the, what, 76-year history now.
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