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Watch, listen to and download Damon, Karun, Mark and Simon’s preview of the 2019 Formula 1 season
Damon Hill, Karun Chandhok, grand prix editor Mark Hughes and features editor Simon Arron discuss the 2019 Formula 1 Season Preview at the IET, London.
The panel talks about the season ahead and then answers questions from the audience on the big talking points before the Australian Grand Prix.
Karun and Mark share their analysis on Ferrari and Mercedes’ preseason testing performances while Damon gives his frank and honest insight into the running of certain teams such as Williams and McLaren.
Motor Sport, its readers and the audience raised £1000 for Damon and Karun’s chosen charities: the Halow Project and the Vishnu Devananda Charitable Trust.
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