Episodes
Water and lightning don’t normally mix, but the Canadian Grand Prix was both rainy and electric! From qualifying disasters, overtakes for highlight reels, and a few DNF’s, Montreal had it all. Tune in as the Low Downforce team unpack Friday through Sunday, one incident at a time!
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Published 06/13/24
3 different winners in the last 3 races. One driver out at Alpine, one driver staying at Red Bull. On-track and off-track headlines are coming in hot in F1, and the Low Downforce team is here to unpack it all! And oh yeah, it's a race weekend as Formula 1 heads to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. Tune in as Matt, J9, Josh, and Ben unpack the silly season news and make their predictions for this weekend's Grand Prix!
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Published 06/07/24
The Monaco curse is broken! So is the Monaco Grand Prix apparently, but despite few overtakes many storylines commanded the weekend. Tune in as the Low Downforce team unpack the highs of qualifying, the lows of the race, and all of the chaos in between!
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Published 05/30/24
The most famous F1 race is here: Monaco. The glamour, the wealth, and the history all come together to witness and host the fastest cars in the world. But who will be fastest for the 2024 edition? The Low Downforce team make their predictions for the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, including a new prediction category! No longer will Matt, Josh, J9, and Ben pick 4th place in qualifying, instead replacing it with the Final Point Prediction: who will get P10 in the Grand Prix. Tune in to find out how...
Published 05/23/24
If you only saw the results of Imola, you'd have missed a lot of the story and the headlines! On-track mistakes and off-track moments defined the weekend that kicked off F1's European Summer. Tune in as the Low Downforce team digs into what was only a straightforward Grand Prix on the surface!
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Published 05/23/24
F1's European Summer is here, and we are kicking this stretch of the season off in Imola! After missing out last year due to severe flooding, there's rain once again in the forecast, but is it enough to sway the Low Downforce team's predictions? Listen along as Josh, Matt, J9, and Ben lock in their takes for the first non-Sprint weekend in over a month!
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Published 05/16/24
Silly season is underway and drivers are already making moves to join new teams next year and beyond! More than half of the drivers are still searching for new contracts, so the Low Downforce team is here to make their best guesses on what the 2025 F1 driver lineup will look like. While not claiming to be experts, Josh, Matt, J9, and Ben put their bold predictions and wild opinions into your airwaves! Do you agree with them? Drop your predictions and unexpected drivers on our socials or tag...
Published 05/14/24
These are exciting times in Formula 1! Especially because all four members of the Low Downforce team are back on the podcast! Oh yeah, and Lando Norris also won his first ever Grand Prix! There's everything to talk about, not just on Sunday but Friday and Saturday, as the four hosts unpack the second Sprint Weekend of the season!
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Published 05/08/24
American F1 fans rejoice! Formula 1 is heading to Miami for a Sprint Race Weekend, which means lots of action at a normal time! The Low Downforce team makes their predictions as teams bring special liveries, upgrade packages, and immaculate vibes to the track! Buckle up and get ready for the lights to go out!
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Published 05/03/24
The first Sprint Weekend of the year lived up to the hype! Everything from rainy qualifying to crashes under the Safety Car brought some drivers to tears and others to use some strong targeted words post-race. The Low Downforce team unpacks it all from an exhilarating weekend beginning to end!
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Published 04/25/24
The Low Downforce team is here to get you through the first Sprint Race weekend of the season, but first they have to get their predictions in! With 36 more points available to the 20 drivers during Saturday's Sprint, the four hosts have to make two extra predictions: Sprint Pole and Sprint Winner! Tune in to find out what's at stake during the first F1 weekend in China since 2019!
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Published 04/19/24
It might be the fifth race weekend of the year, but it's our first Sprint Race Weekend! Tune in to this F101 episode to get the low down from the Low Downforce team on Sprint Races, how they affect the weekend schedule, and what the driver's get for winning a Sprint!
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Published 04/16/24
With a Max Verstappen victory, a Red Bull 1-2, and a Ferrari on the podium, how is it that some of the Low Downforce team thinks that Japan was the best race of the year so far? Overtakes! With DRS, without DRS, in the pits, the race had a lot to break down. Join the three hosts this week (we miss you J9) as they talk through all 53 laps and then some!
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Published 04/10/24
It's race week again, and once again it's a middle of the night race for those of us in the US, as the F1 season heads to Japan (we promise future races are at more reasonable times)! With rain in the forecast, Max Verstappen on a revenge tour to redeem his DNF last race, and Carlos Sainz still printing copies of his resume, who will capitalize at Suzuka? The Low Downforce team discusses the noteworthy headlines leading into the fourth race of the year and makes their guesses at who will make...
Published 04/04/24
Green Flags, Yellow Flags, Red Flags, oh my! We're back with another F101 episode, this time to catch you up to speed on the flags you might see during a race weekend. The Low Downforce team discusses all of the flags in F1, from the recognizable ones (the Checkered Flag) to the rare and unique ones (the Meatball Flag), and how they affect individual drivers and entire races. Maybe we'll see some of these flags in the upcoming race!
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Published 04/03/24
We are back with another F101 episode! Now that you have the basics of what actually is F1 and how the races unfold, it's time to get the lowdown on the 10 teams and 20 drivers who put it all on the line in the name of trophies and champagne. Tune in as the Low Downforce team introduce the competitors and find out each of their favorites, then let us know who you are supporting for the 2024 season!
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Published 03/29/24
In this episode, the Low Downforce team breaks down the action in Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix like it was an Alpine gearbox on the formation lap (sorry, Pierre). With a last-minute rookie and a rookie mistake by a veteran, there's a lot to unpack from the second race weekend of the year.
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Published 03/12/24
As the teams get their cars and strategies ready for the second race of the year, Matt, Josh, Ben, and J9 make their predictions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. After last week's opening race, the four hosts hope they've dialed in their opinions on who is going to light it up during Friday qualifying and the Saturday Grand Prix. While the drivers fight for trophies, podiums, and points, the Low Downforce team gets another shot to add to their World Predictors Championship tallies.
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Published 03/07/24
In the first race recap episode of the 2024 F1 season, Matt, Josh, J9, and Ben breakdown the opening race: the Bahrain Grand Prix. As teams were given their first chance to earn points, the Low Downforce team formed their first opinions of this season's grid. Tune in as the four hosts unpack all of the headlines from qualifying on Friday to Monday's breaking news stemming from the race, as well as name their top performers and top disappointments to start the season.
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Published 03/06/24
Welcome back to the Low Downforce podcast, a four-friend Formula One podcast! In this episode, Matt, Josh, J9, and Ben make their predictions for the first race of the season, the Bahrain Grand Prix. This season, they will be competing for the inaugural World Predictors Championsip title, the World Predictors' Championship. Each race, Matt, Josh, J9, and Ben will make their guesses on who will make the front two rows of qualifying, as well as the race podium. Potentially more importantly, and...
Published 03/04/24
Welcome everyone to the first episode of the Low Downforce podcast, a four-friend Formula One podcast! Just in time for the 2024 season, Matt, Josh, J9, and Ben share their opinions on the 10 new F1 liveries before they tear up all 24 circuits on this season's calendar. This brand new podcast is the manifestation of a shared hobby between four lifelong best friends, so if Formula One also resonates with you, join us on this new endeavor!
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Published 03/04/24