Episodes
An absolute drive of a champion from Max to start from 17th in rainy wet condition to power himself to the top podium position! He absolutely solidified his strong hold on the Championship after thus Sunday ! It was the exact opposite for Norris who finished a disappointing 6th. A fantastic effort from Alpine and their drivers to finish 2nd and 3rd in podium positions after very strong drives, and great strategy! Also a notable mention of Russell to power the Merc to a podium start on Quali,...
Published 11/05/24
An exciting Mexican GP that saw a lot of passes, and strong drive from Sainz and Ferrari underlying they have the fastest car out there currently. Max and Norris had two tough battles on the track, and Max received two different penalties for 20 Secs. Norris got a strong 2nd place to gain 10 pts on Max. There were very questionable aggressive moves from Max that could have taken out both drivers out. Mercedes had a strong recovery drive to round up 4th and 5th. Magnussen in the Haas also had...
Published 10/28/24
Published 10/28/24
A titanic battle between Norris and Max gave Ferrari and Charles including Sainz to have a brilliant weekend in America !! The aggressive start by Max pushing Norris off track not being called, to then have a later very close battle to result in a 5 sec penalty for Norris has been the talk and controversial decision from the stewards and the FIA.
Published 10/23/24
A dominant performance by Lando and Mclaren under the night lights of Singapore! The race unfortunately was not an exciting one, especially compared to what was happening offtrack. The FIA president sparked outrage trying to stop driver swearing, and then comparing it to hip artists, whcih sparked a protest from Max Verstappen who was summoned to the stewards ! We also maybe witnessing the last race fo Daniel Ricardo.
Published 09/23/24
An outstanding and thrilling race from Piastri of Mclaren who dueled with Baku qualifying King Charles who qualified on pole yet again for the 4th time in Baku ! It was heartbreak for Charles who yet again couldn't get on the top step after a brilliant Quali ! Norris also had a strong recovery drove from 15th to 4th to close the points gap to Max, but also providing Mclaren with the lead in Constructors for the 1st time in a long time. Disaster happened on lap 49 for Perez, who was having a...
Published 09/16/24
In one of the most seismic technical movements we have seen in F1 history, Billionaire owner of Aston Martin Lawrence Stroll has pulled a major coup in landing Adrian Newey ! Newey who has built cars that have won 12 Constructor championships will now for the 1st time ever will not only lead the technical team, but will also be a shareholder, and make all the technical decisions for the team. This episode dives into the how, and why this happened!
Published 09/12/24
In a stunning turn of events a Mclaren front row lockout, and what many expected to be a straightforward win for Lando, has turned to be a big Tifosi celebration for Ferrari and an excellent win for Charles Leclerc in Italy. The crowd erupted in joy as the two Mclaren drivers looked visibly pretty shaken, and in Lando`s case dejected! Ferrari gambled on one stop strategy that hit pay dirt, but on the other hand Pasitris extreme aggressive start allowed the Ferrari driver to pass Norris, and...
Published 09/01/24
An abslouetly dominating weekend from Norris and Mclaren this weekend. The big upgrade Mclaren brought worked, denying the 1st time Max and RB did not win in front of Max`s home crowd. Ferrari and Leclrec scored an unexpected podium! Mercedes who were in a roll coming in from the summer break, had a tough weekend.
Published 08/26/24
The long F1 summer break is about to finish, and this episode covers the breaking FIA ruling on Asymmetric braking that was ratified during the summer break. Has that been one of the items that have affected Red Bull performance? What will RB do with its driver decisions after deciding to keep Perez? How ill the constructors battle shape up between Mclaren and Red bull, as Mclaren close in at an alarming rate. Mercedes also joining the party, with a huge performance gain wining almost 4 of...
Published 08/22/24
A fantastic and unexpected performance by Mercedes with a one stopper from Russell stunning the rest of the field, and a strong drive from Hamilton secured a 1-2. That result wasn't to be, as controversially Russell was later disqualified for being under the FIA mandated minimum weight. A shame to an otherwise fantastic race weekend, with a strong race from Piastri for Mclaren as well to round up the top 3 ! Max had a good recovery drive with an engine penality, but it looks like it is the...
Published 07/29/24
A fantastic and unexpected performance by Mercedes with a one stopper from Russell stunning the rest of the field, and a strong drive from Hamilton secured a 1-2. That result wasn't to be, as controversially Russell was later disqualified for being under the FIA mandated minimum weight. A shame to an otherwise fantastic race weekend, with a strong race from Piastri for Mclaren as well to round up the top 3 ! Max had a good recovery drive with an engine penality, but it looks like it is the...
Published 07/29/24
A fantastic first win for Oscar Piastri that was filled with controversy in the way Mclaren handled the swap with Norris who had another strong drive ! Mclaren seem to have build a rocketship, but magaing thier two very fast drivers has been a challenge. Fantastic measured drive for Lewis who scored a podium for Merc ! Max and RedBull had a frustrating weekend , where Max had a collision with Hamilton, was very frustrated at his engineer and the entire team !
Published 07/23/24
We were treated to a fantastic British GP that saw Hamilton get back on the top step of the podium after 56 races, which would make 2 yrs, and 7 months. Changeable conditions and thrilling race moves is always what Silverstone produces ! Gutted for Russell who had scored pole for Mercedes who were 1-2 in qualifying showing just how much speed and pace thier car has now acquired, but only to retired mid race with a suspected water pump issue. Another pretty miserable race for Ferrari...
Published 07/07/24
A Sprint race weekend in Austria that brought about absolute fireworks , when a fast Lando collided with Max on Lap 64 of the race. Lando was poised to take the lead, and this brought shades of Max's aggressive driving of winning at all cost that we hadn't seen in over 2 years. That collusion unfortunately ended Lando's race, and stopped Max's win to give Mercedes and Russell a very well deserved 1st win of the season ! 🎙️https://twitter.com/TF1podcast1?t=JGSaBuoW15_Mx45SNP9oUQ&s=08!
Published 07/01/24
Another thrilling race weekend so Norris and Mclaren grab a thrilling pole ! The race was exciting further cementing how far Mercedes have come with a superb start from Russell in the 1st corner. In the end it was old reliable Max & RB who were able to manage to take victory. Norris and Mclaren were unhappy as they believed they could have taken victory even though they had a real good weekend in 2nd. Hamilton had a fantastic weekend where he ended up on the podium in 3rd, after a strong...
Published 06/24/24
Canada gave us one of the most entertaining races we have seen in quite a while which had mixed conditions playing havoc, Max winning a thriller ! We saw a weekend were Mercedes seemed to be finally back with a great performance and pole from Russell !! 🎙️https://twitter.com/TF1podcast1?t=JGSaBuoW15_Mx45SNP9oUQ&s=08!
Published 06/10/24
A weekend for Charles Lecric and Ferrari to take a home victory in great fashion dominating all weekend. By contrast not a good weekend for Max and RB , and a disastrous one for Sergio who was taken out by a rogue K.Mag from Haas in a very scary crash ! 🎙️https://twitter.com/TF1podcast1?t=JGSaBuoW15_Mx45SNP9oUQ&s=08!
Published 05/28/24
An Imola GP that was for the most part dull unfortunately, until the last few laps of the race that was thrilling seeing Norris chase down Max.Max was able to hold on to victory in the end. It was significant though McLaren now seem to be legitimately packing strong race pace that can at least get close to and challenge RedBull ! 🎙️https://twitter.com/TF1podcast1?t=JGSaBuoW15_Mx45SNP9oUQ&s=08!
Published 05/21/24
We were treated to an epic weekend in Miami where Lando in a heavily upgraded McLaren secured his 1st deserved win in F1. Even this Max secure a sprint , and Quali front row it was never a comfortable weekend for him, and the car all weekend long ! 🎙️https://twitter.com/TF1podcast1?t=JGSaBuoW15_Mx45SNP9oUQ&s=08!
Published 05/06/24
We were treated to a bombshell news Friday that the most accomplished designer of our time might possibly be leaving Red Bull after almost 20 years ! What caused this, what are the details, and where is he's possible destination ?🎙️https://twitter.com/TF1podcast1?t=JGSaBuoW15_Mx45SNP9oUQ&s=08!
Published 04/27/24
F1 is back in China after a 5 year Hiatus and the track certainly delivered, with the addition of the first sprint race of the year. Warm reception for hometown driver Zhou. Max & RB were in imperious form as usual. Greta performance from Lewis in the Sprint race. McLaren and Norris had a very strong weekend bagging a podium 2nd position. 🎙️https://twitter.com/TF1podcast1?t=JGSaBuoW15_Mx45SNP9oUQ&s=08!
Published 04/22/24
Another Red Bull domination with a 1-2 from Max and Perez. Ricardo had another miserable race with a race crash on the 1st lap. A solid race from Sainz for Ferrari who is in excellent form. 🎙️https://twitter.com/TF1podcast1?t=JGSaBuoW15_Mx45SNP9oUQ&s=08!
Published 04/09/24
This Australian GP was a wild weekend which saw Max & his RB retire from a race with Mechanical issues for the first time in 2 years ! This gave a great opportunity for Ferrari and specifically Carlos Sainz who had a brilliant weekend scoring a victory just 9 days after having surgery. It also boosted the team to a 1-2 finish for the first time since 2022. Mercedes in contrast had an absolutely miserable weekend with Lewis having a really rare engine failure, and Russell experiencing a...
Published 03/24/24
Another dominating weekend for Max & RB with another 1-2 victory. But the main story of the weekend was Ferrari stand in rookie Oliver Bearman who on sudden notice with Carlos Sainz surgery came in to replace him in Jeddah. The young rookie impressed with a superb faultless drive to come in 7th, but more importantly to raise everyones eyes to his talent. I have no doubt he will be on the grid next year ! The drama off track from RedBull shows no signs of stopping as now Helmut Marko is...
Published 03/10/24