Honda strong again in Brazil? F1 pundits make bold podium predictions

The next race is again a Grand Prix where Max Verstappen is the favourite. In Brazil, Verstappen and Red Bull have to deliver a crucial blow in the title fight with Mercedes. Dutch racing driver Allard Kalff mentions a big variable in this weekend and tips a surprise for the podium.

Verstappen showed during the race in Mexico why he was the favourite. Yet Mercedes caused a stir by qualifying better than both Red Bulls on Saturday. It showed that anything can happen.

In the RTL podcast Slipstream Kees van de Grint and Kalff discuss the points where things can go wrong for Verstappen in Brazil. There is only one tricky point according to the F1 experts.

Kalff: "The only real variable that prevents us from knowing what it will be is the sprint race. You don't have much time, because you have to drive in the morning and qualify in the afternoon. Then you have to go into the sprint race. On the Saturday you can't change anything to your car."

"That's a minuscule question mark," thinks Van de Grint. "It doesn't matter very much. It's very clear. Max is going to win there." Meanwhile, Van de Grint and Kalff try to predict the podium, with Van de Grint thinking the podium will look the same as in Mexico, but with Sergio Perez one place higher.

Kalff disagrees and bets that Honda will do well in general. Kalff expects a stunt from the other Honda team: "I don't think so", he replies to Van de Grint. "I see an AlphaTauri on the podium there all of a sudden anyway."