Baku was a banger. Will Singapore sing? SHOW NOTES This month’s Patreon bonus episode is THE LAST AMERICAN HERO (spoilery trailer here) The cooling fan incident from inside the Williams garage Adrian Newey on the High Performance Podcast Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A team may be getting a new engine, the sport may be getting some half-baked rules, and we may be getting some sick new kicks. SHOW NOTES WARNING: Le Mans spoilers from around 52:28 (depending on ads) to the end James Vowels and ALB face off in virtual Spain The Phoenix is selling shoes 2024 Le Mans highlights (10 minutes) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For its next trick, Liberty Media will attempt to make another racing series popular in America, using only two wheels! SHOW NOTES NASCAR raced at Suzuka in 1996 and 1997 Please, this video of Pastor Maldonado on the Williams YouTube channel has only 300 views Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve all left the handbrake on, but rarely does it result in an interesting Formula 1 race. SHOW NOTES The Race article about Williams’ spreadsheet woes The High Performance Podcast ft. James Vowels (there’s one with ALB too) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The intrigue continues at Red Bull while we get some insight into an old rivalry and teeter on the edge of Sicko with bicycles. SHOW NOTES The High Performance Podcast ft. James Vowels Escape Collective’s Performance Process Podcast ft. Jack Aitken The trailer for Netflix’s Tour de France: Unchained Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Williams has it out for Bottas, teammates have it out for each other, and Perez has it out for everyone in Suzuka. SHOW NOTES This month’s Patreon bonus episode will be about last season’s SailGP finale Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bulls and prancing horses paint the town red in a showdown at the Temple of Speed. SHOW NOTES John Surtees sure had a sweet bike Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We try to keep our heads above water recounting the wild race at Zandvoort and forecasting this weekend’s (potentially moist) trip to Monza. SHOW NOTES Everyone’s radio during the opening rainstorm Joloyn Palmer explaining the first round of pit stops F2’s sprint race didn’t fare so well Thankfully nobody was seriously hurt in this crash at Daytona You want wild weather? Try Spa ‘98 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 is back, and we’ve got the disgruntled employees, racing-adjacent songs, and boat mishaps to prove it. SHOW NOTES Get your NASCAR Classic races for free! Super Max by Pitstop Boys Dangerous by David Guetta We’ve Got to Try by The Chemical Brothers Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 earns its summer break after multiple wet-to-dry qualifying sessions, smashed sidepods, and a “surprise” team principal exit. SHOW NOTES The lap chart from Belgium Kid commentary: trophy questions and a pic from the TSU interview Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Hungary leaves us hungry for more action while Spa portends maybe a little to much in the water department. SHOW NOTES Onboard video showing ZHO's start glitch Video and images of the trophy mishap Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We cover the Albon Ascendancy, Latifi's day job, Ferrari conspiracy theories, and that sweet easy beer money. SHOW NOTES Aston Martin's Insider and Explained YouTube series (thanks, Joseph!) ALB's appearance on Beyond the Grid Sadly, the F1 TV Archive only has the 1975 Season Review Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The Brits put on a great performance, but it’s an Australian who steals this show. SHOW NOTES Danny and Rob talk Sports! at RemapRadio.com F1 Academy's Monza race was eventful Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Austria serves up a rain-enhanced Sprint and a penalty-enhanced race ahead as we kick off a whirlwind of a European leg. SHOW NOTES The full list of track limits penalties in the race Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

F1 heads back to Europe, but not before we talk Deadpool's investments, Williams' emails, and Le Mans' sparkling toilets. SHOW NOTES Go download the demo for Stunt Derby! The Vowles Verdict on Williams' YouTube channel Nico Rosberg drives a Ferrari F40 Anime trailers galore: Overtake!, Highspeed Etoile, Future GPX Cyber Formula, Initial D Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The Canadian weather conspires to give us a full weekend of entertainment, with the possible exception of the commentary. SHOW NOTES STR just trying to stay on the track, which OCO said later shouldn't have been a penalty Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We preface Canada with NASCAR talk, weird TV experiments, and all the red flag science you could ask for. SHOW NOTES SPOILERS for Le Mans from 01:23:10 to 01:26:49  The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix is on F1 TV A trailer for The Crew, the uh, NASCAR sitcom ALO and Felipe Massa ride the roller coaster at Ferrari World (wallet action at 0:25) Stephen's red flag graphs Sounds of different cars at Le Mans Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya bestows favor on some with DRS and punishes others with gravel in a busy Spanish GP. SHOW NOTES WARNING: IndyCar spoilers from 59:45 to 01:01:50 Damage in the parking lot after the Indy 500 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The rain arrives to pour some excitement on F1's crown jewel. SHOW NOTES A qualifying side-by-side video of the two Monaco pole contenders LEC's musical side project: AUS23 and MIA23 Christina Aguilera's Pipe feat HAM AKA XNDA The Leclerc brothers intervew each other Extended Indy 500 highlights Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Rained out? Never fear... Monaco is here? Thankfully, so are practice appreciators, state-run F1 media, and a changing of the broadcast guard. SHOW NOTES Twitch archives of the Williams and Team Redline charity streams TSU helping with cleanup F1 Academy is now doing behind-the-scenes videos for each round F1 posted the Monaco 2008 race in full, along with Highlights, Onboards, and Team Radio Jordan and Arrows brought some weird stuff to Monaco 2001 (source) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We batten down the hatches ahead of a deluge of rain, upgrades, and hot "back in my day of racing" takes. SHOW NOTES Video footage of F1 23 shows Vegas, Losail Gabrielle's rad downforce graphic Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Can a race be good and bad at the same time? We discuss, along with imposter Alonso, kings without kingdoms, and extremely cringey esports. SHOW NOTES Miami's onboards video, showing PIA's start Here are the Miami driver entrances, if you want to watch that The legendary Heroes of Newerth intro New York Times article about Ferdinand Habsburg (we cannot for the life of us find the car-driving-around-a-horse-arena video) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

They can’t all be Baku bangers, but don’t worry… Miami is here? SHOW NOTES F1 Academy's inagural round might had some of the best racing all weekend... too bad it wasn't televised Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The Internet and our podcast are ablaze with relationship rumors, hot reacts to the new Sprint weekend format, and the “F1 driver don’t make a drinks business” challenge. SHOW NOTES ALO’s TikToks and Bubba Wallace’s reaction The time we tried Danny Ric’s beer (and Rich Energy) Autosport’s wholesome article about BOT’s gin The 1984 Australian Grand Prix on Wikipedia (thanks, Nick!) Get a monthly old gaming mag from the Video Game History Foundation Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We fill the slot left by the Chinese GP with news of Ferrari's appeal, the many ways F1 is like the Apollo program, and our weirdest changes to the sporting regs. SHOW NOTES If only F1 was more like ApolloInRealTime VER's masterclass at Interlagos The Vietnam street circuit would have been wild TooMuchRacing, for all your race calendar needs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Everything is different in Australia. All the toilets flush in the opposite direction and they swap the green flags with the red ones. SHOW NOTES A fire in the pit lane during a Supercars race The trials and tribulations of Rob's Motorsport Manager team can be witnessed on Waypoint Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

In this fever dream of an episode, we discuss small-team maneuvering, hot NASCAR men, and motor home toilets. SHOW NOTES The Force India motor home is for sale (thanks Dmitriy!) Want to buy a Haas CNC machine? Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The fastest street circuit in the world is our stage for team mate battles up and down the grid. SHOW NOTES ALO’s podium SNAFU Franz Tost does not trust his Alpha Tauri engineers Hamilton confirms split from trainer Cullen after seven years Toto perhaps adding drama by accident News Hour's report on Haas Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Turmoil continues at some top teams, but the walls in Jeddah bite no matter how many points you have. SHOW NOTES Mercedes' breathless statement The Race breaks down the Ferrari shenanigans An AI-assisted instant replay, slowing down a non-slo-mo camera Want to buy a commentator's microphone? Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

With the first race of the season in the books, SOME performances get us excited about what the rest of the seasons has in store. NOTE: IndyCar spoilers from 00:53:31 to 01:01:01 SHOW NOTES Autosport article about Mercedes' outlook Bryan Herta, glasses wearer, getting passed Extended highlights from this weekend's IndyCar race, and one incident in particular Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTubeEmail us at [email protected] our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The 2023 F1 season is nigh and we're here to take wild guesses at who's bagging sand, who will be sitting in an Aston Martin, and where all the crypto has gone. SHOW NOTES Each car's 2023 livery Adrian's incredible sponsor-tracking spreadsheet Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at [email protected] New to F1? Check out our primer episode

New to Formula 1? This is the place to start! We explain how F1 works and who everybody is, all while assuming no prior knowledge of racing. Welcome to your new favorite sport! SHOW NOTES Support us on Patreon and get access to our Discord and bonus episodes F1's subscription service F1 TV The official F1 YouTube channel Magnussen and Hulkenberg's infamous exchange Follow us on Twitter, Mastodon, YouTube, or our website Email us at [email protected]

Plenty has happened since the end of the season! We catch up on personnel changes, the shooting off of mouths, and when we're gonna see some dang CARS. SHOW NOTES This month's Patron bonus was The Fast and the Furious. February's will be the continuation of Michael Fassbender's Le Mans journey (catch up on YouTube and with our Patron episodes Part 1 and Part 2). We did an endurance racing primer for Patrons way back in 2019 Psych! Haas is indeed launching their car first, on Jan 31. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast and Mastodon @[email protected]

We close out the season with some breaking news, emails, and our favorite moments from 2022. SHOW NOTES Modern SUVs are the size of WWII tanks Mercedes commercial starring HAM and ALO Schumacher’s donuts and official FIA donut map (PDF) HAM and RUS review some painful memories Those Vanity Fair photos sure were something Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We recap the last race of the season (and of some careers?) along with driver news and some incredible fantasy names. SHOW NOTES LEC doesn’t care for the Abu Dhabi changes Beyond the Grid: Alan Jones, Jean Alesi, Sebastian Vettel Seb’s farewell dinner with all 20 drivers Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Three sessions, three opportunities for rain and teammate disputes to add considerble spice to Interlagos. SHOW NOTES Pole lap and jubilation at the end of qualifying Transcripts of Red Bull’s radio calls Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We batten down the hatches ahead of a Brazilian deluge and hear about your experiences in Mexico! SHOW NOTES MAG’s legendary comeback to Nico Hulkenberg VER’s incredible drive in the rain from Brazil 2016 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Questionable tire strategies give way to cost cap penalties, Red Bull Opinions, and racing in absolute God Mode. SHOW NOTES Special Mexican GP version of the F1 theme The Chastain Maneuver and radio reactions Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Pit stop snafus lead to late-race drama in F1 and Daniel Ricciardo’s return to America. SHOW NOTES Mark Webber’s F1 flip crash RIC arriving at the paddock on a horse named… you guessed it Buxton and Brundle’s commentator beef McLaren’s ad screens Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We talk regulation chaos, the unknowable driving style, and who’s got the best comedy chops ahead of F1’s trip to Texas. SHOW NOTES Chain Bear’s video about the truck and points weirdness at Suzuka ALB, NOR, and RUS give presentations about who should be the 2019 rookie of the year Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Suzuka and wet weather escape disaster this time, but Red Bull might not be so lucky. SHOW NOTES LAT takes a wrong turn Ferrari’s new British-lady safety car voice (the N64’s Extreme-G for comparison) Yep, that’s a truck near the track at Suzuka The last-lap battle that wasn’t shown on TV Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Some prime ingredients don’t exactly add up to a tasty Singaporean dish, but thankfully there’s a lovely Japanese place nearby. SHOW NOTES Our next Patreon episode subject is viewable on YouTube: Truth in 24 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

A slow news week causes us to wax poetic about helicopters, orbs, and Fernando Alonso’s best buds. SHOW NOTES Autosport’s article about the camera helicopter (gimbal info) ALO hangin’ at Flavio’s Wikipedia page for Crashgate The Singapore Sling launching cars over the years Josef Newgarden’s IndyCar YouTube series Bus Bros The Vegas orb has a name, is real Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

With a gap between races we get calendar updates, an IndyCar season review, and dispatches from the trenches of Monza. SPOILERS for IndyCar from 43:17 to 47:12 SHOW NOTES Josef Newgarden’s Bus Bros The Las Vegas GP website featuring mysterious orb Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Spoilers for F2 and F3 from 1:13:28 to 1:16:06 SHOW NOTES Next week’s episode is all emails! Send them in here or to [email protected] De Vries: how his race went and asking for help afterward Ferrari’s yellow race suits look swell Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi going off Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Tighten those seat belts, there’s one more race to go in this triple-header! SHOW NOTES Dude throwing a smoke flare on the track looks like he’s part of security? Formula 2’s restart didn’t go so cleanly (echos of the 2020 Tuscan GP) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We’re sandwiched between two Verstappen home races. Will either of them cut the mustard? SHOW NOTES Our recap of Steve McQueen’s Le Mans is up now for Patrons! RIC’s heartfelt message about leaving McLaren Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We’re back and refreshed for Eau Rouge changes, driver market shenanigans, and confusion about NASCAR. SHOW NOTES ALB re-signs, parodying Piastri’s tweet VER takes a car up the new Eau Rouge Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

F1 sends us off into the summer break with an enjoyable race and even more enjoyable beef. SHOW NOTES VET names every former F1 champion Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Cold water gets thrown on a hot battle as we return to the (final?) French GP. SHOW NOTES A longer explanation of the VSC issue HAMRUSSY Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode  

We head to the land of baguettes and wine, but not before we dig in to some grade-A American beef. SHOW NOTES Alex Peroni’s sausage kerb crash at Monza Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The Austrian fans do their best to ruin the second great race in a row. SHOW NOTES Another potential disaster in F2 averted by the halo The Andretti “mutiny” at Mid-Ohio Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Even with over half of the season yet to go, this is going to be a tough one to top. SHOW NOTES SPOILERS for IndyCar from 3:03 to 6:04 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Fan cars are back, Nigel Mansell’s mustache is intact, and the phrase “net zero” is getting thrown around. What decade is it? SHOW NOTES The story of the 1978 Brabham fan car The new McMurty fan car’s run up the Goodwood hill climb (listen to the fan wind up) Nigel Mansell and his mustache carefully ascend the Goodwood hill (note the active suspension) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

A wet qualifying loads the DRS train full of cargo, but Canada’s tricky track may just derail it. SHOW NOTES Follow the Goodwood action on YouTube (livestream!) and Twitter HAM returns to the glory days (here’s a page with an embed) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Bad luck continues to plague some drivers while others grapple with team orders and struggle to make corners. SHOW NOTES An onboard of South Africa’s Kyalami circuit Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode  

Baku blazes in the distance, but will it burn as bright as we expect? SHOW NOTES This month’s Patreon episode is about Love The Beast, Eric Bana’s ode to rallying Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode  

If this is to be the last Monaco GP, at least the rain made it an interesting one. IndyCar and NASCAR spoilers from 0:57:46 to 1:04:08 SHOW NOTES 30-minute highlights of this weekend’s Indy 500 NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 full replay, extended highlights, or just the flip Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The heat of the moment causes silly moves, car problems, and no doubt some sunburned heads. SHOW NOTES RaceFans’ summary of team upgrades Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We get ready for the upcoming double-header the only way we know how: by reminiscing about Pastor Maldonado. SHOW NOTES LEC’s classic Ferrari mishap Extended highlights from a chaotic Indy GP Formula E’s Gen3 car design is divisive eSkootr: full replay, highlights, and Nick’s on-the-ground photos! Colton Herta alerting us to a new twist on an old format Herta’s incredible drift Highlights of Maldonado’s Spanish GP win The very American podium headgear at the Miami GP How the drink system works in an F1 car Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

After much hype, let’s see if the Miami GP floated our boats or left us in dry dock. SHOW NOTES The full Rob Zacny stove saga Protests of the FIA’s sporting code from HAM and VET Grosjean’s hand was partially protected by his wedding ring W Series highlights on F1’s YouTube channel: Race 1, Race 2 Oh yes, the eSkootr championship is real A series of scary Moto2 moments from the Portugal race Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The water may be fake, but our excitement about the fake water is real. SHOW NOTES The fake water at Miami’s “marina” Haas’ GTA-inspired poster for the Miami GP Guessing what the track will be like with PER driving around cones, a video game render, and a drone video Miami GP campus map Hopefully we won’t need backup cars like after Spa 1998 Where to watch W Series Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

April showers bring red flags in the first sprint weekend of the year. SHOW NOTES The Miami “marina” under construction Sebastien Buemi has brake trouble Highlights from F2 Race 1 / Race 2 and F3 Race 1 / Race 2 Vox video about micro-concussions Where to watch W Series Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

What qualifies as “good racing?” What qualifies as “pole position?” What qualifies as “qualifying?” SHOW NOTES Elizabeth Blackstock and Alanis King’s book about the Rich Energy saga is up for preorder! Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

A front wing comes off, but not from who you’d expect! This and more surprises in the land of Aus. SHOW NOTES [IndyCar Long Beach spoilers from 1:00:10 to 1:00:55] VET goes for a $5,432 joyride Yet more NASCAR fisticuffs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

F1 returns to a classic venue and announces a return to a… potential classic? SHOW NOTES RIC has a new wine and a decanter with a familiar shape Spa’s re-profiling is looking good (more comparison shots) The problems with making classic tracks into F1 tracks Sean Kelly, F1 stats man, is a great Twitter follow What’s going on on LEC’s steering wheel Mark Webber flipped a Le Mans car (explanation) and an F1 car Reminder that IndyCar posts 30-minute race recaps on YouTube Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

SHOW NOTES Chinese F1 commentators react to Zhou’s first race HAM’s radio messages: video clip and transcript Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The more things change, the more… they’re different! Welcome to the new order of F1. SHOW NOTES Helmet-cam footage of the race’s pivotal battle Seat fitting at Haas for MAG’s baby daughter Praise be, Ted’s Qualifying Notebook is on ESPN3 in the US! (thanks, John!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Not even the winds of the desert can blow us off the COURSE TO RACING! SHOW NOTES Nikita Mazepin and his dad are the same person (source) Comparison of Mercedes’ and Ferrari’s sidepods Vanity Fair dressed five drivers in some INCREDIBLE clothes Our W Series primer episode Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Curious about F1 but don’t know where to begin? Look no further! Buckle up for a crash course on the world’s fastest soap opera. SHOW NOTES Yes, there was once a six-wheeled F1 car and one with a huge fan on it RaceFans’ list of where F1 airs in each country F1 TV pricing and limitations by country F1’s YouTube channel posts highlights of each session The YouTube channel Chain Bear is a great learning resource Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9

New cars! Changes at the top… of everywhere! There’s lots to discuss, and the season hasn’t even started yet! SHOW NOTES Car liveries: Alfa Romeo (testing livery), Alpha Tauri, Alpine (pink version), Aston Martin, Ferrari, Haas, McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Williams All the crypto sponsorships currently on the grid It’s rough out there for F1’s mechanics NASCAR raced in the dang LA Coliseum Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast New to F1? Check out our primer episode

F1 couldn’t have scripted a more fitting finale to this wild and crazy season. Then again… MAYBE THEY DID??!? SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans Season 2 and Season 3 RAI narrates an animated video about his career Chain Bear dives into the regulations to explain the end of the race This year’s champions singing and crowd surfing A driver’s meeting with Charlie Whiting ahead of Malaysia 2017 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Not since The Orb has something circular and illuminated in Saudi Arabia caused so much of a stir. SHOW NOTES Our Patreon-exclusive episode on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans is now available Mercedes’ dual-onboard video of a late-race pass Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

As usual, we don't know what to expect at a brand new circuit, except that it will probably be weird. SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans RIC holding Cyril to his promise Grosjean’s Phoenix graphic and interview with Rosberg A hot lap of the Jeddah circuit in the F1 video game James’ 2020 Shift+F1 intro supercut Illustration of how DRS may work on 2022 cars The next Saudi Arabia circuit has a billion corners and looks wild enough to be in Speed Racer (thanks, Majid!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Championship pressure exceeds recommended limits for tires, rear wings, and team principals in F1’s inaugural Qatar weekend. SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans @AnnotatedWA’s theory about BOT’s start Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto caught in the act of sabotage Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Title battles, corporate sabotage, weeping Russians, and racing in the runoff - Rob & Danny wrap up a race weekend that had it all. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

F1 continues its three-stop tour of the Americas while we get our hopes up about (a) new graphic(s?). SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans The battle for fastest lap in the closing stages of the race Airspeeder is trying to convince you that a “flying car” championship will happen (their website does mention a parachute) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Drivers explore the furthest reaches of track limits in this journey towards the Texas sunset. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the calendars, petrochemical promises, and mushroom clouds. SHOW NOTES RIC trying out some new clothes and facial hair Transcript of VET’s interview about activism, the climate, and the future of F1 Liveries for the Jurassic X-Prix Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Sure, dealing with erratic weather and degrading tires is tough, but have you tried attending the Turkish GP? SHOW NOTES F1’s breakdown of HAM’s team communications about tires Istanbul Park saw crushes of people who made their own exits this weekend (thanks, Phil!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Rob returns to weigh in on the Istanbul Circuit, F1’s fascination with the Middle East, and, of course, the best national anthems. SHOW NOTES How iRacing models real cars in-game Chain Bear explains dirty air vs. slipstream Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Sochi serves up a stunner while we ill-advisedly wade into comparing national anthems. SHOW NOTES McLaren radio transcripts from the last six laps RaceFans’ lap chart from the Russian GP Frequency of national anthems from 1950 to 2017 RaceFans claims this is the most competitive season in the hybrid era Unconfirmed photo of the state of the Jeddah circuit in Saudi Arabia Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

More drivers fall into place and we imagine a three-driver future ahead of a potentially wet Sochi. SHOW NOTES Drew’s raising money for the National MS Society over at BlinkingGuy.com Will Buxton’s Twitter thread about HAM exiting the pits Our theme song is Drive On By (more variations if you search) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The podcast gets 33% more American as we dive into the war in Italy between Britain and the Netherlands. SHOW NOTES Kevin Turner at Autosport wonders whether VER can see the bigger picture Damage to HAM’s helmet Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The home crowd and the driver market go wild ahead of the sport’s return to Italy. SHOW NOTES The story of “spygate,” the McLaren/Ferrari espionage scandal Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Wet weather and Spa combine for a historic race, but not exactly in the way everybody wanted. SHOW NOTES ALO’s helmet-cam lap of Spa Eau Rouge incidents this weekend: W Series, Formula 1, Formula 3 Eau Rouge had gravel in the 90s Team radio from Belgium, including HAM‘s bad trip VER runs old Zandvoort in Assetto Corsa and new Zandvoort in real life Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Some formidable corners (and a few rain clouds) loom in the distance as F1 kicks off the second half of the season! SHOW NOTES Chaos at Spa: 2018 (Hulkenberg into ALO), 2012 (Grosjean into HAM & ALO), 1998 (everybody into each other) What is up with this track in Utah? (thanks Doug!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

With the summer break upon us, we get up to speed on one of the most unique championships in the motorsport world. SHOW NOTES The 2019 W Series season is available for free on YouTube Jessica Hawkins breaks the lawnmower speed record Emma Kimilainen’s extremely Finnish podium celebration Sling’s World Sports package can be tricky to find 2021 season beIN SPORTS replays: Round 1 Qual (YouTube, region-locked), Race / Round 2 Qual, Race / Round 3 Qual, Race / Round 4 Qual, Race Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

F1 drops the mic (and a whole lot of dough on repairs) ahead of the summer break with a chaotic race for the ages. SHOW NOTES Grosjean’s Spa 2012 crash ALO goes up and over LEC in the Spa 2018 crash The extent of the damage to VER’s car (more info) The weird grid at Indianapolis 2005 (more info) HAM-Mercedes transcript during the restart out-lap RUS’s pit exit on the restart Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Red Bull keeps being Red Bull in the lead-up to twisty, tricky Hungary. SHOW NOTES Racing was at one point an Olympic sport (sort of) Dieter Rencken’s argument for banning red-flag repairs Where each corner name at Silverstone comes from Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We get plenty of mileage out of a contentious move and a brand new session in merry ol’ England. SHOW NOTES ALO had an eventful start in the Sprint Radio messages lobbying the race director Ever wondered if the camera helicopter upsets the cars? The findings and recommendations of The Hamilton Commission Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Formula 1 is messing with qualifying again, but this time it might be… interesting? Also: impressions of the new F1 video game, silly season revs up, and Rob reckons with Ferrari. SHOW NOTES Sprint Qualifying videos of varying utility from Formula 1 and Chain Bear Penalty point totals from Formula 1 and WTF1 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Austria deals us some close battles while COVID deals a blow to a similar-sounding country. SHOW NOTES Will Buxton’s thread about leaving room The battle for the final point Chain Bear on slipstream vs. dirty air Steiner gives MAZ a spinning top A lap around Igora Drive, the new site of the Russian GP Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Styria stacks this episode with charges through the field, calendar changes, pit stop safety, and Rob’s enduring woe. SHOW NOTES BOT’s pit lane spin during Free Practice 2 caused some tattling to the stewards Race highlights, featuring turbulence around the 3:59 mark An aerial shot of Russia’s Igora Drive circuit, karting track in the foreground Illustrations of the changes coming to the Abu Dhabi circuit Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

A good French GP? Tobacco-less tobacco? Kevin Magnussen having FUN? What will they think of next? SHOW NOTES Our next Patreon podcast subject is the animated short film Le Mans 1955 - Deadly Competition Hot leaks of a 2022 car mock-up RaceFans’ recap of MAG’s IndyCar debut MAG and GRO talkin’ ‘bout racin’ The old Austria track is slightly terrifying Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The next race is France so we busy ourselves with sick boats, trophy clones, and quantum throttle pedals. IndyCar spoilers from 24:37 to 28:28 SHOW NOTES Our next Patreon podcast subject is the animated short film Le Mans 1955 - Deadly Competition A Rich Energy book is happening F1’s Beyond the Grid episodes with Paddy Lowe and Yuki Tsunoda IndyCar: one driver meets an old nemesis, and a hard hit after a problem with a throttle that seems to exist in a state that is both stuck and not stuck F1 and McLaren explain the role of a sim driver Extreme E highlights: Qualifying, Finals E1 Series’ boats look rad F1 driver David Coulthard survived a plane crash then got a podium Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The F1 track with a reputation for chaos did not disappoint this week, but some still rued mistakes, freak (?) failures, and dark, dark magic. SHOW NOTES Our next Patreon podcast subject is the animated short film Le Mans 1955 - Deadly Competition The late move at the finish that caused anger ALO doing what ALO does The Race’s explanation of Mercedes’ “magic” One team principal reacts to a sudden shift in fortune Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We try not to jinx the Clash at the Castle by talking wind tunnels, the Indy 500, and who has the coolest wheel guns. Indy 500 spoilers from 18:56 to 29:26 SHOW NOTES A visual collection of every team’s wheel guns Mercedes explaining what happened in Monaco F1 drivers trying to name one F1 team per letter Indy 500: 30-minute highlight and a breakdown of a critical pit stop NASCAR at COTA: 10-minute highlight, full race replay Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Low passing but high drama on Formula 1’s big day. SHOW NOTES Danny’s Patreon “Pack Walk” How a driveshaft hub works Wheel nut comparison between a normal one and the one from the race (thanks @douglasbonham!) RaceFans’ Monaco lap chart One driver’s post-race interview gets crashed by another Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The calendar and Red Bull’s rear wings are changing shape ahead of F1’s “crown jewel,” but we still find plenty to get excited about. IndyCar spoilers from 10:17 to 16:03 SHOW NOTES Grosjean’s recent Beyond The Grid episode IndyCar’s 30-minute edit of this weekend’s race and the post-race photo (spoilers) Article about MAZ’s experince with Haas History and cool drawings of flexible wings over the years BOT describing what a driver does around a lap of Monaco Our Patreon bonus episodes about Grand Prix and Rendezvous VER’s Monaco 2015 crash F1 TV does “Race in 30” recap videos; Motorsport Magazine does good written recaps A tour of the Mercedes F1 factory (thanks Tohir!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

A strategy-heavy race leaves us pondering driver futures, Zak Brown’s salty bets, and the Teriyaki Boyz. Formula 3 spoilers from 38:23 to 39:03 SHOW NOTES One of the Formula 3 races this weekend was particularly nutty (spoilers) Robert Wickens driving a hand-controlled race car SAI explaining how the Ferrari steering wheel works (and here’s another one from Mercedes, which answers Rob’s question about Neutral: it’s not used much!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The races are coming fast and loose these days! Try not to slip on the tarmac or get BLOWN OFF THE DANG TRACK. IndyCar spoilers from 1:10:24 to 1:12:43 SHOW NOTES Sprint race details from PlanetF1 (article) and Chain Bear (video) David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher’s blue flag miscue RAI’s radio confusion in Bahrain Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

F1 is sprinting toward a new qualifying format, but will it result in delightful chaos or stop short of the finish line? Spoilers for Formula E from 17:23 to 27:48 and IndyCar from 36:25 to 40:39 SHOW NOTES Here’s a video game render of the Miami GP circuit Formula E commentators making a realization (spoilers!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

When it rains, it pours, especially when it comes to contentious moves, lewd gestures, and driving with your knees. SHOW NOTES Shift+F1 Discord user Novolin’s excellent edit of VER’s stricken car Some wild stuff is going on with AlphaTauri’s steering Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We are FINALLY back to racing after having to hold ourselves over with regulation news, bees, and (admittedly sweet-looking) boats. SHOW NOTES VET explaining how bees work A check-in with RAI’s Instagram: race pics, Dudewithfamily, hashtag ad RAI doesn’t get paid to clap Remember to cross the finish line before you celebrate Formula E driver Oliver Turvey had a pretty heavy crash in practice On board the boats of Sail GP (thanks, Marianna!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We fill time before the next F1 race with some check ins from the Extreme worlds of electric off-roading, Formula 2, and SWORDS. (Formula 2 spoilers from 48:55 to 50:02) SHOW NOTES Extreme E’s YouTube archives of this weekend’s broadcasts (VPN required in the US) and the Shootout semi-final. Highlights: Qualifying day, Race day. An introduction to this year’s Formula 2 drivers The proper operation of NASCAR’s sword trophy Senna holding a Sonic the Hedgehog trophy at the 1993 European GP (see also: the Williams livery that year) Australia’s Albert Park circuit has a new layout RIC is hawking wine now 24 Hours of Lemons official site and YouTube channel Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The first race of the season is always an exciting time. Who wins? Who loses? Who gets attacked by a sandwich bag? SHOW NOTES MSC showed up with a cool shirt The new Internet website mazesp.in A highlight reel of TSU’s race The Race’s explanation of Mercedes and Aston Martin’s rake problems NASCAR on dirt was indeed wild Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The first race of the season is upon us! We get the lowdown on Bahrain and make more wild assumptions based on testing. SHOW NOTES The Saudi circuit looks a little worrying Jolyon Palmer explaining an F1 steering wheel GAS’ article in The Player’s Tribune A flax boat and how flax does in impact tests (thanks Micah and luminol!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Ah testing, that time of year we get to see all the secrets the teams have been hiding. Like bamboo driveshafts. SHOW NOTES F1’s Murray Walker Remembered The funky space gun teams are using to test tires Support the show on Patreonand get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

New to F1? You’ve come to the right place! We take you from zero to 200 in this sweeping overview of the world’s fastest soap opera. SHOW NOTES The YouTube channel Chain Bear has excellent technical explainers F1’s streaming service F1TV offers live and on-demand sessions (depending on where you live) The official F1 YouTube channel has highlights of every session Lewis Hamilton’s dog, Roscoe, has his own Instagram account Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919

F1 stars: they’re just like us! Their bosses get fired! They have to reschedule! They issue ultimatums to restrict power unit development! SHOW NOTES NASCAR at Suzuka in 1996 (thanks, Thomas!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

That’s a wrap, folks! Abu Dhabi puts a beige bow on a colorful season of speedy race cars. SHOW NOTES MAG’s opening lap VET sings a song for Ferrari Alonso’s 2005 Renault looks livelier on track (and is noticeably smaller) than modern F1 cars Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We may be headed to Ferrari World for the next race, but Bahrain had all the roller coasters. SHOW NOTES Formula 2 spoilers from 53:17 to 58:21 A highlight reel of RUS’s race, including Bono’s helpful car tips The photo at the finish we mentioned Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The motorsport world breathes a sigh of relief after one of the closest calls Formula 1 has ever had. SHOW NOTES A nearly real-time edit of the accident A collection of driver radio conversations after the accident Chain Bear on how crash barriers work Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Back to back the drivers face each other in the desert not once but twice on the same track, but different. Make sense? SHOW NOTES Michael Fassbender’s “Road to Le Mans” Season 1 and Season 2 What it’s like for a normal guy to drive an F1 car Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Wet weather and championship fights conspire to create an absolute Turkish delight. SHOW NOTES Regular road cars attempting to weather in the newly-surfaced track Wet-weather driving takes a toll on the thumbs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Turkey the country and the animal are on the table this month, but that’s not what smells so… inimitable. SHOW NOTES Hazel Southwell on Saudi Arabia Felipe Massa, safety advocate (thanks, Jimmy!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Did you know the historic Imola racing circuit has the most groans per race of the entire calendar? SHOW NOTES Mercedes finds a small piece of debris lodged in BOT’s car Two different facial expressions on the podium Roborace is off to a great start Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The track and weather in Portugal may be unforgiving, but they’ve got nothing on Guenther Steiner. SHOW NOTES VET sucks up a drain cover RAI’s monster start Andre Harrison’s article about VER’s language at Motorsport 101 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

It’s another new track for Formula 1! Also, we can’t tell if the driver rumors are true or if someone’s telling… a real WOPR. SHOW NOTES RAI takes GIO for a frightening lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife A lap of the Algarve International Circuit in an A1GP car Chain Bear on how hydrogen could power an F1 car Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Familiar faces, brutal weather, and a high attrition rate make this an entertaining return to the Nürburgring. SHOW NOTES Danny’s F1 Game History video about Geoff Crammond’s Formula One Grand Prix One driver realizes he forgot something We fully support the pints for points initiative Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

It’s going to be a chilly one in Germany this weekend, but probably not as chilly as in the Red Bull garage. SHOW NOTES More information about that karting fight on track and in the pits Pat Symonds tells the story of Senna’s moving wall Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

For once, we were right. But fear not! The mastermind behind Formula E has a surprise in store. SHOW NOTES E1 Series boats look like podracers Article about the name of the German Grand Prix (thanks Thomas!) No seriously, what’s up with these beavers Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Some of us aren’t sold on driver decisions, but others of us are sold and then leased back because that’s something we do now. SHOW NOTES You can still donate to Waypoint’s Save Point and Drew’s Bike MS fundraisers! (Archives here and here.) Our next Patreon-exclusive episode will be about the documentary Senna KVY and a bottle of vodka having their own fruitful New Year Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The start is often the most exciting part of the race. Most of the time, there’s just one. SHOW NOTES F1’s analysis of the restart crash The Race’s chronicle of GRO’s heroic drive VET getting to be a qualifying spectator Ferrari’s 1000th GP celebration was… something The 27 races Ferrari didn’t race in Gabe Newell’s racing team, The Heart of Racing (thanks, @EasyToType!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

This week marks the end of an era and, just maybe, the start of a new one. SHOW NOTES Chain Bear explains slipstreaming vs. dirty air The winner savoring the podium Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Spa turned out to be a small bump on the 2020 F1 calendar, but Ferrari’s got a much rougher road ahead. SHOW NOTES NOR’s savage response to his teammate’s misfortune The 1989 Indy 500 and its amazing intro Round 1 of Super Formula was this weekend! Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

It’s big week for signing pieces of paper as F1 agrees on money stuff, Williams sells out, and virtual drivers make strange career decisions. (Indy 500 spoilers from 1:13:28 to 1:14:38) SHOW NOTES Icelandic dune buggies that literally drive on water Lauren Kaori Gurley’s Motherboard article about Instacart Microsoft Flight Simulator has some delightful bugs Drew may have been conflating RIC vs. F/A-18 and GAS’ aerial track walk Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

With the amount of passing this week and the banning of qualifying modes, it SURE FEELS LIKE somebody’s trying to stop us from partying. SHOW NOTES This month on Patreon, we’re watching C'etait un Rendezvous and its “remake” This week’s team radio was full of fun Incredibly, nobody was seriously hurt in this MotoGP crash in Austria A classic soccer gif Autosport’s article on HYRAZE, the hydrogen-powered racing series Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Round 2 of Silverstone is no nicer on tires than the FIA is on Racing Point’s brake ducts. SHOW NOTES We used to have thermal imagery to see tire temperatures Somebody walks away with the wrong trophy Chain Bear’s explanation of the Racing Point protest How to master Silverstone according to prominent YouTuber Nico Rosberg Group T4 trucks are the rally vehicles Drew was thinking of Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Some would say this race didn’t exactly blow anyone away. Rob’s shutters and a few tires might disagree. SHOW NOTES Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

After a weekend completely and cruelly devoid of Formula 1 race cars, we’re back where it all began for a much needed double-header. SHOW NOTES RaceFans has a render of Silverstone’s trackside condos Alonso gives Webber a ride at the 2013 Singapore GP The Roborace cars look cool, but will they actually… you know… race? Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

After two great races in Austria, we weren’t necessarily HUNGARY for more… but there’s always room for dessert. SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive podcast will be about Grand Prix (1966), which is rentable on Amazon All the mechanics trying to fix VER’s suspension before the race start A bunch of links to make F1 TV suck less (thanks to Copy / Pastry on the Patron Discord!) Sky’s Ted Kravitz pointing out how disorganized F1’s #EndRacism messaging is Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

When water particles condense in the atmosphere, the result is a concentration of wild qualifying, driver rumors, and, of course, robots. SHOW NOTES The final two laps from four angles (with team radio) No, the podium robots were not a figment of our imagination Autosport’s profile of fluid engineer Stephanie Travers Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The first race of the 2020 season was one for the history books in more ways than one. SHOW NOTES The Ferrari looks like a handful The final lap from onboard (with radio) and inside the garage Mark Knopfler’s Speedway At Nazareth Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Formula 1 is BACK, everyone! What could possibly go wrong? SHOW NOTES Our bonus podcast about the Formula E documentary “And We Go Green” is up on Patreon Mercedes’ video about logistics ahead of the Austrian GP It took three tries to start the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix F1 TV is currently 25% off with code BACK25 Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast New to F1? Check out our primer episode

The 2020 F1 season is fast approaching, so get that hand sanitizer ready, install those contact tracing apps, and somebody get Robert Kubica on the phone. SHOW NOTES And We Go Green is on Hulu and YouTube (geo-blocked and age-gated) The Bahrain “oval” looks wild AWS tries to explain some of the upcoming F1 TV graphics La Liga is experimenting with video game-style virtual crowds The problem with NASCAR’s frightening ovals NOR live streamed his F3 training run W Series has gone eSports: Twitch, YouTube Formula Regional Americas and US F4 live streams available here Simon Pagenaud acted as his own pit crew during the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans Shift+F1 listeners did their own 24-hour race last weekend! Here are some highlights, courtesy of Shift+F1 Patreon Discord member n0mm3rz. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast New to F1? Check out our primer episode

Toto hates fun, Williams looks for cash, and McLaren reserves its video game events for only the most addicted fans. SHOW NOTES Formula E documentary And We Go Green is on Hulu and Channel 4 Chain Bear explains how reverse grid qualifying would work This weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual with its stacked grid will be broadcast on Motorsport.tv Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We update you on years of regulations, two weeks of driver swapping and, of course, the latest esports drama. SHOW NOTES F1's New Aero Rules Daniel Abt Out at Audi Formula E Email About Bottas To Renault Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast New to F1? Check out our primer episode

While F1 seeks to contain their people in a “biosphere,” Ferrari lets one of theirs loose. SHOW NOTES Our Race Day video at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Dale Jr. and the iRacing team preserving Wilkesboro (thanks Steve!) The Nurburgring coaster: first-person view and the story behind it (thanks Tim!) The IndyCar debacle: Initial incident with NOR, Rahal, and Pagenaud Pagenaud takes out NOR Pagenaud’s perspective (initial incident, conspiring to and taking NOR out) Broadcast of the last lap (and a replay of Pagenaud v. NOR) Ferrucci’s perspective of his move at the finish (and Askew asking him to explain it) Other drivers aren’t a fan of Ferrucci: figure 1, figure 2, figure 3 Elizabeth Blackstock’s Jalopnik article on Ferrucci’s “redemption arc” (here’s him hitting his teammate) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast New to F1? Check out our primer episode

We’re joined this week by Stuart Taylor, creator of the fantastic YouTube channel Chain Bear F1, in a wide-ranging discussion about the sport’s past, present, and future. SHOW NOTES Chain Bear on YouTube, Twitter, and Patreon Chain Bear videos mentioned: A History of F1’s On Screen Graphics Can we run a reverse race at Silverstone? An old race circuit I made in Minecraft once Positive Feedback Loops - the problem that's breaking F1 from the inside How does the MGU-K work? (experiments in 3D) Why do [Formula E] MGUs sound so different from one another? (apples and cups) The Art of Defensive Driving - Success and failure in overtaking in Baku Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

Formula 1 is a sport with a plan, but whether that plan stands up to a globe-spanning, nigh-unstoppable force remains to be seen. The coronavirus may have an impact, too. SHOW NOTES Taki Inoue’s unfortunate run-in with the medical car Autosport’s collection of one-race drivers That French fighter jet ejection story NASCAR’s virtual flyover NOR raced in the IndyCar iRacing race at COTA this weekend NOR’s engineer debriefs and post-race reflections LEC trades red for yellow Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

We close out the 2019 season once more with the epic (?) conclusion of Drive to Survive Season 2. SHOW NOTES F1 added more classic races to YouTube: Spain 1996, China 2018, Japan 1994 Formula E teamed up with Marbula 1 for Marbula E LEC, RUS, and NOR played Euro Truck Simulator and encountered some guy with a recorder Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

We’re split on how the rest of the season will shape up, but thankfully virtual racing is providing enough (maybe too much) news to satiate us. SHOW NOTES Chain Bear’s video about how reverse Silverstone could work F1’s Top 10 Stirling Moss Moments Aaron AKA “arnhws” made a Shift+F1 Gran Turismo livery: pic 1, pic 2, pic 3 An attempt by ALB to commentate LEC’s lap Excerpts from an Autosport article comparing F1 driving styles Super Formula’s 2019 season starts here! NOR and VER chat after Lando gets dropped from a virtual GP Jacques Villeneuve playing rFactor with a controller (during this event) MotoGP is going eSports too and it’s wild F1 makes the 2019 Italian GP available on YouTube Get F1 TV free for 30 days! (Here are all the available races) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

We tackle the dark middle chapter of Netflix’s F1 series, featuring fedoras, exceedingly slippery race tracks, and some brutal team radio. SHOW NOTES Classic F1 races: Bahrain 2014, Australia 1986, Monaco 1996, Europe 1997 Supercars’ first eRacing event at Monza was total chaos Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

In this week’s Formula 1 news, Mercedes and other teams are racing to help COVID-19 victims while “Dr.” Helmut Marko becomes an actual Bond villain. SHOW NOTES We’ll have a Track Walk video of the Vietnam GP circuit this Sunday on our YouTube channel (select Patrons will get access to it on Friday) Matt recommended a Netflix film called Go Karts Your typical acrobatic Super Formula pit stop Pre-2017 episodes of the podcast can be found on Giant Bomb (we did indeed start at the beginning of the 2014 season) iRacing is having a 50% off sale The Shift+F1 community raced in iRacing this weekend! Here’s Drew’s flawless start and restart after yellow, along with another spectacular incident Kyle sent us a video of “diecast racing” from 3Dbotmaker, as well as stop-motion F1 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499

For our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, we switch things up by discussing the first three expletive-filled episodes of Netflix’s Drive to Survive Season 2. SHOW NOTES Our Bahrain Track Walk and Dirt 2 “Let’s Play” Twitter accounts to follow for eRacing updates: F1, NOR, VER, iRacing, Team Redline, The Race, Veloce Esports F1’s official Virtual Bahrain GP feat. NOR and LAT (highlights) NOR calling people for hot race tips Other virtual races this weekend by The Race and Veloce NOR and VER messing around in iRacing this weekend Fox Sports and NASCAR held a race in iRacing (feat. dude in his garage) iRacing is currently 50% off! Drew raced with the Shift+F1 community and did his best GRO impression at the start Correction: F1 aired the Brazilian GP on YouTube, but it is no longer available (UGH, OF COURSE) Meanwhile, MotoGP’s entire archive is free until the season starts Our (probably outdated) MotoGP primer (pairs nicely with Hitting the Apex) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499

SHOW NOTES Last weekend’s virtual races: rFactor 2 feat. VER (official stream, VER highlights), F1 2019 feat. NOR (official stream, NOR’s stream, NOR’s highlights), iRacing feat. NASCAR (official stream) Shift+F1 listener John (@crofts) did a race in F1 2019 with other listeners! Here’s the archive. The PC version of F1 2019 is on sale for a few hours after this episode goes up We released all our old Patreon videos for free on our YouTube channel! We’re back to doing video Track Walks (such as the season is)! Here’s Australia. An animated GIF of the deserted Albert Park circuit (thanks Evan!) At least we have Marbula One (thanks to everyone who sent this to us!) NOR was on Beyond the Grid MotoGP released their top 10 races for free! Compare: NOR’s YouTube channel and Nico Rosberg’s GRO being a good dad Just kidding, the Supercars season got postponed while we were recording Need stuff to watch? Check out our Offseason Guide! Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499

If there’s one thing we can all agree on (or at least seven of us), it’s that we can’t wait to see how the grid lines up in definitely-coronavirus-free Australia. SHOW NOTES Australian GP incidents: Martin Brundle, Fernando Alonso, Ralf Schumacher, Mark Webber The logistic challenge of shipping WEC and Formula 1 equipment Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499

SHOW NOTES Chain Bear’s explanation of Dual-Axis Steering F1’s YouTube channel is actually pretty great A list of our favorite old races can be found in our Offseason 2019 guide Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

New to F1? You've come to the right place! We get you, uh, up to speed on the cars, drivers, rules, and all the weird drama that can happen in the planet's fastest sport. SHOW NOTES F1 spotter guide by Reddit user RookSeven (yet to be updated for 2020 as of recording) A list of all the drivers on social media can be found on our FAQ More F1 lingo We like Chain Bear F1’s YouTube channel for technical explanations F1 subreddit F1’s streaming service F1 TV Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499

Dearest race fans, much has happened since we last spoke! Contracts were signed, trucks were rolled, and energy drinks were responsible for, well, about what you’d expect. SHOW NOTES Robert Kubica’s N’GINE goes V12 (thanks @k1dman!) The entire 2019 season of W Series is on YouTube (including the reverse grid race!) F2: Chasing the Dream is available on F1 TV Fernando Alonso nonchalantly rolled his Dakar truck The upcoming electric rally series Extreme E has cool looking cars that work Japan’s prefectures have their own logos (thanks Josh!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

As F1 lights up its tires and blazes off toward the horizon, we recount our favorite moments of the season, make wild guesses about 2020, and try to figure out what to do with ourselves. SHOW NOTES Our guide on what to watch in the offseason HAM & Valentino Rossi swapped rides This video of ALB, NOR, and RUS each making their case for Rookie of the Year is very good No butts about it, the Fan Car LIVES T-Mobile’s McLaren phone Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

The 2019 season goes out with… well, Abu Dhabi, which is why we’re talking about chemtrails, 3D-printed perfume, and nearly resorting to cannibalism. SHOW NOTES A render of what Zandvoort will look like Meet Williams’ new driver, Nicholas Latifi F1 is launching a $10,000 perfume Behind the scenes of Red Bull’s Zero-G pit stop Good F1 races to watch in the offseason: Germany 2019, Azerbaijan 2018 & 2017, Brazil 2016, Canada 2011, Brazil 2008, Belgium 1998 (all are available on F1 TV Archive) YouTube channel for the F3 Asian Championship Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

As the sun sets on the Formula 1 season, the lights are still on over biofuels and… blockchain? SHOW NOTES RAI playing Colin McRae Rally during his military service Red Bull’s zero-G pit stop F1 is doing some kind of blockchain thing Racing seats: Playseat Challenge, Obutto, Next Level F-GT Cockpit Racing wheels: Fanatec CSL Elite, Thrustmaster T-GT and Open Wheel Add-On Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Brazil comes through once again to deliver us something truly unexpected. SHOW NOTES Macau Grand Prix: Q1, Q2, Qualifying Race, Feature Race (alternate link) FIA’s page on circuit safety Ray’s Mercedes-inspired graffiti art Racing wheel stuff: Logitech G29, Wheel Stand Pro Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Formula 1 announces a commitment to carbon neutrality as it heads to the land of rain forests and even rainier tracks. SHOW NOTES Extra Life! Drew’s donation page and stream archive, Danny’s donation page and stream archive part 1 & part 2 Chain Bear explains the US GP tire fiasco and track limits F1’s Five Shocking Moments from the Brazilian Grand Prix including “Is that Glock?” and Alonso’s heavy crash Shift+F1’s theme song Drive On By Ayrton Senna’s moving wall James created supercuts of all our 2017 and 2018 intro phrases The Macau GP will apparently be shown on the FIA website and Motorsport.tv Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

It's a Red Letter Day for F1 as the 2021 regulations are unveiled in the lead-up to what is sure to be a Championship-deciding battle in Austin. SHOW NOTES Daniel Riccardo Breaks Down Racing Movies https://youtu.be/Zf1QQO1HgYs Michael Fassbender Road to LeMans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBbAfDyC8f8 Roger Penske bought IMS and the IndyCar series Leclerc hits back at Verstappen's Ferrari F1 "cheating" allegations https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/146980/leclerc-hits-back-at-verstappen-ferrari-allegations Congrats to Sainz for winning F1.5: https://www.f1point5.com/ Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Mexico played host to a veritable strategy fiesta. But like any good party, the cops showed up and confiscated Renault’s points from the Japanese Grand Prix. SHOW NOTES Mexico’s podium featured a theatrical hydraulic lift VET is not a fan of selfies COTA lap comparison: IndyCar vs. F1 The Ferrari Wold roller coaster feat. Felipe Massa & Fernando Alonso, VET & RAI Fernando Alonso breaks a walnut with his neck Get your official FIA documents hot off the presses Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

We’re back in the Americas for a team name change, tips on attending a race, and a potential Hitman crossover. SHOW NOTES The full (minus two) W Series lineup for 2020 How HAM could win the championship in Mexico Image gallery of regional F1 2019 box art Video of Guenther Steiner’s outburst on F1’s Twitter account Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

The clouds part in time for us to have a race featuring a crazy start, technical gremlins, and COLLUSION?? SHOW NOTES F1 drivers spent their typhoon downtime building models, playing FIFA, and terrorizing a bowling alley (part 1, part 2) The F1 broadcast center had to be quickly moved prior to the typhoon VET’s jump start from the stands (alternate angle), and a remarkably similar clip from 2010 Ferrari’s back-and-forth radio with LEC NOR confronts ALB about his aggressive overtake F1 used to show us infrared footage of the tires Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

We’re confirmed for more races in 2020, but if this SUPER TYPHOON doesn’t slow down, we might have one less race this weekend! SHOW NOTES Robert Wickens hits multiple milestones in one video Details about Billy Monger’s win in Euroformula Igora Drive might replace Sochi Autosport’s article talking about practice (subscription required) KUB’s new wheel has most of the controls on the left-hand side Fight the power with your trendy clothing in AlphaTauri’s annoying ad Jorge Lorenzo and Pastor Maldonado have a jump-start-off McLaren provides more granular race details via their app and website (scroll down and click “Race Commentary”) LEC sets the record straight on how to pronounce his name IndyCar tested their aeroscreen on track A huge roundup of all teams competing in the 2019 World Solar Challenge Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

If all this confusion continues at Ferrari, October might end up looking a little more silver than red. SHOW NOTES Summary of Ferrari’s communication to LEC and VET Multi 21: explanatory video, Wikipedia article, Mark Webber’s book Aussie Grit Regarding V12s: Hazel Southwell, Chain Bear, and RaceFans respond Autosport Plus article (subscription required) about McLaren’s move to Mercedes engines The NBC Sports Gold IndyCar Pass is on sale (thanks @indycargreg!) Endurance race refueling at a regular gas station (thanks @SonofFink!) F1: Beyond The Grid episodes with Jos Verstappen and Cyril Abiteboul Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Singapore issues some orders that are tough to take, just like Sochi’s Turn 3 (for some of us). Note: spoilers for the IndyCar championship from 1:33:50 to 1:34:31. SHOW NOTES Drew is raising money to support MS research! The stewards explain RIC’s disqualification Wikipedia’s page on Bernadette Collins Chain Bear explains how the MGU-K works Rich Energy’s Twitter account is just trolling, at this point Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Like a pile of roast beef slices, Formula 1 heads under the heat lamps for a race around the Ring of Fire. SHOW NOTES ALB’s Beyond the Grid interview was illuminating The black & white flag: Buxton is pro, Collantine con Jaime Alguersuari airborne over the Singapore Sling 2017’s spectacular opening-lap crash in Singapore Drew’s F1 newbie questions from 2013 Behind the scenes of an NFL broadcast: article, video Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

A traffic jam leads to one of the weirdest qualifying sessions in recent memory, and things spin off from there. SHOW NOTES Engineers frantically telling their drivers to go Pastor Maldonado’s appearance on F1: Beyond the Grid F3 driver Alex Peroni walked away from this scary crash at Monza (alternate angle) Chain Bear F1’s respectful analysis of Antoine Hubert’s accident VER’s comments about Nico Rosberg (related: Martin Brundle bringing up Rosberg’s qualifying “mistake” at Monaco) VER and NOR chatting candidly over iRacing about their jobs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

SHOW NOTES Superleague Formula: weird series, epic sound Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

F1 is back from its summer hiatus, and so are shocking driver changes, sleek new car designs, and frighteningly tricky triangles. SHOW NOTES F1’s Top 5 moments from Spa The absolutely nuts 1998 Belgian GP on F1 TV Archive (subscription required) The case for banning Pocono W Series 2019 season (may require VPN): R1 - Hockenheim, R2 - Zolder, R3 - Misano, R4 - Norisring, R5 - Assen, non-championship reverse grid, R6 - Brands Hatch Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

As far as we’re concerned, Formula 1 has earned its summer vacation with this fitting cap on four excellent races. SHOW NOTES HAM as a mech (thanks, @ztiworoh!) F1 Visualized: Germany More info on WEC’s switch to hypercars Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Rob & Danny recount the terrific chaos of the German Grand Prix in so much glorious detail that they basically forget there's another race on this weekend. SHOW NOTES Standing start call was “in hindsight a very simple decision” KUB breaks record Mercedes 125-year livery but Toto hates costumes RUS disobeyed his engineer under the safety car Hockenheimring hopes German GP can return Log your F1 2019 Speedruns here W Series on Facebook Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

While F1 looks for solutions, another racing series embraces the nail-biting madness that can happen when you flip the grid on its head. SHOW NOTES W Series spoilers end at 1:02:48 The latest mock-up of a 2021 car The Brabham fan car Chain Bear’s Slipstreaming vs Dirty Air (not mentioned, but helpful!) British GP3 driver Rick Parfitt Jnr’s new sponsor (thanks @B_ISTO__ARS!) Mercedes teases special German GP livery W Series reverse-grid race W Series regular season races (VPN required for some viewers): R1 - Hockenheim, R2 - Zolder, R3 - Misano, R4 - Norisring, R5 - Assen NOR & VER’s 24 Hours of Spa in iRacing: iRacing stream hours 1-6, hours 18-24, brake issues from NOR’s perspective and the iRacing stream (brake photo), finish Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Attention Walmart shoppers, it’s a two-for-one special this week! Not only have we had back-to-back great races, we’ve also got the grift that just won’t quit. SHOW NOTES A roller coaster of emotions for one mechanic HAM and Frank Williams’ hot lap around Silverstone Details on Formula E teams’ illegal traction control systems Alonso’s eSports team has some sweet liveries Binge Formula E here W-Series races (VPN required for some viewers): R1 - Hockenheim, R2 - Zolder, R3 - Misano, R4 - Norisring Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

While Formula 1 may be riddled with actual Bond villains, we thankfully still have the Festival of Speed to remind us of our heroes. SHOW NOTES NOR’s tweet announcing McLaren is retaining its drivers for 2020 Goodwood Festival of Speed main event and highlights playlist on YouTube Jackie Stewart hands his ailing wife a flower Full Ecclestone interview in The Times (registration required) Visual comparison of Silverstone’s various track layouts Jacques Villeneuve: 20 Years On Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Strap on your lederhosen for the best race of the year so far! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll harvest personal data from unsuspecting app users! SHOW NOTES Emotions on the podium for one constructor Hazel Southwell’s investigation into MyWorld/EyeTime The F1 board game Monza (and Bridgit’s review!) Formula 1.75 on Reddit Chain Bear F1 on the dangers of the positive feedback loop Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Despite the circumstances we’re still left with plenty to talk about, like racing board games, questionable legal strategies, and an exciting new Formula “series.” SHOW NOTES A track-limitless battle at Fuji 2007 Renault’s Daft Punk helmets F1’s visual explanation of RIC’s penalty RIC’s reaction to a question about GRO A pass on the grass at the Nurburgring The F1 car with Sonic the Hedgehog on it Racing board games: Formula D, Downforce, LaCorsa Formula 1.25 on Reddit NOR dancing in his car Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Danny & Rob establish a front row lockout and look forward to an overtake free weekend in the south of France. SHOW NOTES Ferrari request right to review on Vettel Canada penalty Wolff: Why 2021 F1 rules had to be delayed Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Buckle up, everyone. Not only are there cars maybe-dangerously reentering the track, we’ve also got some shady beverages to drink! SHOW NOTES “The incident” ChainbearF1’s analysis of “the incident” HAM offering a ride Japanese office chair racing Marion Grosjean’s Instagram post about the break-in TooMuchRacing, for all your race calendar needs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

In this BEHEMOTH of an episode, we pardon nobody’s French in trying to understand just what exactly is happening at Ferrari. Also Canada. SHOW NOTES Onboard video showing SAI’s start HAM shakes hands with royalty Ford v Ferrari trailer PER almost hits some marshals (alternate view) Maldonado at the 2012 Canadian GP Formula 1.5 subreddit and website A very uninformed Giant Bomb Quick Look of F1 Race Stars Our Alt+F1 recap of Canada 2011 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

We begin with some sad news but our spirits are lifted by more shenanigans from Rich Energy, bumbling at the Indy 500, and BIG ol’ cars. SHOW NOTES The story of the Lauda Air crash Niki Lauda driving the Brabham fan car The six-wheeled F1 car Alonso’s Indy crash and the moment he gets bumped out of qualifying USA Today’s account of McLaren’s qualifying day Peter Windsor’s interview with Rich Energy’s William Storey Whyte Bikes fires back on Twitter Fake Gunther Steiner’s take on the situation And apparently Rich Energy is Photoshopping pools now (thanks @_LewisOJones!) W Series Race 2 (geoblocked) Euroformula Open Round 2 Race 2 feat. Billy Monger F1’s Top 5 from Monaco feat. Schumacher’s acting class F1 wheelbase growth over time Isle of Man TT will be watchable here for people “in the UK” Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

It's chaos on the radio for us once again in Spain but we eventually manage to get our nuts going in the right direction. SHOW NOTES Slow safety car causes a crash Chain Bear on tricky setups F1’s Zandvoort circuit guide Cloth Map’s brief visit to the old Rio track Chain Bear and WTF1 explain slipstream vs. dirty air Nico Rosberg and GRO have YouTube channels Autosport does too Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Our new aerodynamic elements and snowplows are ready for F1’s return to Spain. SHOW NOTES W Series Qualifying and Race Highlights from a snowy 6 Hours of Spa Rossi vs. Lorenzo in Catalunya Technical/learning resources: Chain Bear F1, WTF1, Marc Priestley, Inside F1, The Chariot Makers by Steve Matchett, the Secret Aerodynamicist on design concepts and Adrian Newey, the importance of downforce Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

Whether it’s a distinct lack of race incidents or confusion over the reverse button, Baku never fails to keep us guessing. SHOW NOTES RUS gets the All Access treatment HAM and Rosberg collide in Spain 2016 Highlights of Formula E’s wet and wild Paris ePrix You can virtually race FIA trucks in July Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

We shave down to the bare essentials this week but still find time for shady energy drinks, Gene’s tire mysteries, and Tilke’s ever-increasing madness. SHOW NOTES TT3D: Closer to the Edge is on YouTube if you want to prepare for next month’s Patreon bonus podcast! Vietnam GP track simulation Jalopnik’s Rich Energy article A mustache-less VET drops LEC off at college Super Formula Race 1, courtesy of Lets Go Racing ALB’s Baku track walk RaceFans details Haas’ tire difficulties Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

We run afoul of the F1 gods but not as much as some of the teams. La-Z-Boy and pigskin required for this recap of a perplexing race. SHOW NOTES Lando Norris, meme lord HUL trying to reboot his car for a whole lap ALB overtaking everyone You too can nerd out about the F1 regulations Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

You know, if Bahrain was any indication, this season of Formula 1 is going to be pretty stellar. We're gonna need a bigger podcast. SHOW NOTES F1’s onboard highlights for Bahrain Jolyon Palmer’s analysis of Bahrain The most spectacular photo from Bahrain Will Buxton’s analysis of drivers in new cars this year Details of Williams’ finances F2 highlights: Feature race, Sprint race BOT describes the buttons on his steering wheel Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcastJoin our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

The first race of the season is in the books! Now that some light has been shed on the teams' REAL pace, we may actually have more questions than answers. SHOW NOTES Australia’s best onboards and team radio The damage to HAM’s floor Honda: what a difference two years makes The Secret Aerodynamicist’s explanation of Ferrari’s package (thanks @Its_The_Dom!) Rendering of possible 2021 car design Maldonado being Maldonado in Bahrain RAI blasting through the field at Bahrain 2006 F1’s new intro sure makes it look like a soap opera Meet the Formula 2 drivers Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4

We sit our back ends down for a lengthy talk about the new 2019 rule changes, what we can glean from offseason testing, and what to expect from the first race of the year! SHOW NOTES We launched a Patreon! Our first bonus episode covers the documentary Williams. Comparison of all teams’ front wings How 2018 and 2008 would have changed with Fastest Lap points NOR and VER’s iRacing team (NOR’s Twitch account) Spotter guide by Reddit user RookSeven Dieter Rencken’s article on what happened to Williams NOR confirms his fantasy team RIC’s circuit guide of Albert Park F1’s podcast Beyond the Grid feat. RAI The Chemical Brothers’ We’ve Got To Try Send us emails at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

New to F1? This is the perfect place to start! We get you, uh, up to speed on the cars, drivers, rules, and all the weird drama that can happen in the planet's fastest sport. SHOW NOTES We launched a Patreon! F1 TV availability in your country F1’s official YouTube channel Chain Bear F1’s YouTube channel Formula 1’s Inside F1 technical guide Formula 1 subreddit Kubica's huge crash in Canada 2007 Support us on Patreon to unlock film discussions, primer episodes for other racing series, video retrospectives on racing games, and more! Send us emails at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast

Just because cars aren’t going around in circles doesn’t mean there isn’t drama! We issue hot takes on the sacking of a team principal, Max’s community service, and announcements for announcements. SHOW NOTES Mark Hughes’ Arrivabene article on Motorsport Magazine W Series’ 60 qualifiers Dakar’s YouTube channel featuring stage summaries Formula E Season 5 Race 1

Despite our predictions we get hard racing, spectacular crashes, and even more Will Smith as F1 drives off into the sunset. But NOW what do we do?? SHOW NOTES Our guide on what to watch in the offseason HUL & GRO’s first-lap incident Will Smith & HAM made a video (apparently directed by Michael Bay) HAM & VET swap helmets W Series will whittle these 55 drivers down to 18 Supercut of Will Buxton’s Haas puns (thanks @belsaas!) Then-Moto3 rider Ana Carrasco’s grid boy Kubica’s energy drink (thanks @k1dman!)

As we prepare for the final race of the season, we give thanks for the absolute dummy-fest that was Brazil. SHOW NOTES Ferrari’s 1.97 second pit stop HAR & GAS’s car swap debacle 12-car pileup at Macau 2017 Sofia Foersch’s crash at Macau: side angle, reverse angle, slow-mo, low angle showing the initial incident, photos of photographer’s bunker, more angles including the live feed Part 2 of BBC’s retrospective series on ALO All the buttons on VET’s steering wheel and what they do (via reddit) Full Le Mans documentary Truth in 24 II on YouTube (thanks James!) The life of a Red Bull nose (thanks @TohirT!) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) You can send us emails over here!

With two races to go in the season (and a NEW one coming in 2020!), we get down to Brazilian business with car swaps, sacrificial engines, and Paul di Resta’s magic calculator. SHOW NOTES The course layout and current state of the Vietnam circuit A rough video game mock-up of the Vietnam circuit in Assetto Corsa Old F1 races with modern graphics (thanks Nick and @Devon_OO7!) COTA “neeow guy” REVEALED Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero)You can send us emails over here!

We double-stack the race talk this week and BOY HOWDY do we have a lot to cover! Championship hopes, the thawing of a ice-cold streak, and, yes, male anatomy all appear in this grande-sized episode. SHOW NOTES RAI’s a lot more laid back and jovial in this (Shell-sponsored) video from WTF1 Top 5 moments from Mexico include VER taking his anger out on a sign and RIC colorfully describing his excitement after qualifying Both Mercedes cars going off at the exact same spot within a lap of each other A real-time behind-the-scenes look at the aftermath of Mexico from Mercedes’ perspective VET’s sportsmanship right after the race and in the garage How Ferrari could win the constructors’ championship in Brazil Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) You can send us emails over here!

We head on down to flavor country after a jaunt in Japan leaves us screaming into our helmets. SHOW NOTES A side-by-side of LEC’s two 360s UFC’s Derrick Lewis gives the best postgame interview of all time “RAI’s” “Haiku” “book” HAM v. VET championship scenarios Japanese fans sporting Ferrari samurai armor (thanks Brigit!) Behind the scenes of the commentary box, featuring headsets (thanks Matsemann08 on the Cloth Map Discord!) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) You can send us emails over here!

The podcast grows to 150% its previous size to accommodate heated team orders debates, the Mie prefecture, and all the knickknacks in Ireland. SHOW NOTES Onboard video showing LEC’s move on MAG, VET’s block on HAM, and BOT smashing into the sign VER: all the passes Sebastien Buemi’s tires explode off of his car HAM denying he sprayed Putin with champagne KVY and an elevator do a pretty good DOOM impression F1’s short interview with KVY A race car painted to show where the downforce is Where MAG looks while racing vs a normal human For all your Irish Pub needs Confirmed: Danny is Irish VER’s voice crack radio check (thanks @SonofFink!) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) You can send us emails over here!

Daddy O’Dwyer is back in the cockpit this week to weigh in on the slugfest in Singapore, the proper name for trucks, and the return of the torpedo? SHOW NOTES ALO tweeted this video with Jimmie Johnson ALO & BUT’s weird Mobil 1 spot for Russia (USA outtakes) San Francisco’s F1 meetup Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) You can send us emails over here!

It seems at Monza you can’t help but see red, especially after questionable tire gambles, phantom pit stops, and criminally unrounded floors. SHOW NOTES Why GRO was disqualified, by Chain Bear F1 RAI’s (low-res) team announcement Ross Brawn shows off a 2021 concept car A Moto2 rider grabs his opponent’s brake lever Raikkonen at Sauber with an Ericsson Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) You can send us emails over here!

The season restarts with a bang (several, in fact), and while we may have jinxed Belgium, Italy lies just around the long, tightening corner. SHOW NOTES Turn 1 incident: All The Angles, yet another angle, halo photo, halo slo-mo HAM drying his butt for a very long time Explanation of the Racing Point Force India purchase by Chain Bear F1 The F1 TV app is out for iOS and Android Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) You can send us emails over here!

The silly season is living up to its name, but more importantly: RACE CARS ARE BACK!! SHOW NOTES Rob's review of F1 2018 Racing movies mentioned: Rush, Senna, Grand Prix, 1 (though the movie Drew was thinking of may have been Grand Prix: The Killer Years), Grand Prix Driver, Williams, The 24-Hour War Notable Spa moments: PER v. OCO, GRO cartwheeling over ALO, the entire 1998 Belgian GP (on F1 TV - subscription required) ALO's greatest hits (thanks @CallMeLittleg!) Behind the scenes in the F1 control room Jacques Villeneuve is a huge nerd and it's great Rubbin' is indeed racin' according to David: figure 1, figure 2 Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) PS: You can send us emails over here!  

We may be in the middle of an F1 drought but don't worry: a downpour in Hungary and Danny Ric making it rain is enough to wet our racing whistles. SHOW NOTES Christian Horner's candid interview on F1's Beyond the Grid podcast RaceFans' midseason teammate comparisons and driver stats Williams goes a bit nuts with the Flow-Vis STR's pre-F1 career (via Reddit) MAG does a keg stand on the Stanley Cup Yellow Yellow Yellow, a film about the IndyCar safety team (thanks Jake!) Renault added two stars to the nose of their car in honor of France's World Cup win (thanks Greg!) The 2009 Malaysian GP that Erik mentioned on F1 TV Get up to speed on MotoGP with this movie, this podcast episode, and their streaming service More great series to watch during the break: Australian Supercars (subscription), IndyCar (free on YouTube) Rob's review of Motorsport Manager 3 Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero)  

With Danny on dad duty, Drew's joined by Waypoint Senior Editor and longtime F1 fan Rob Zacny to recap the absolutely bonkers German GP. SHOW NOTES You can find Rob on Twitter or at his day job at Waypoint and Waypoint Radio Robert Kubica on F1's podcast, Beyond the Grid F1 cars are getting some phat rims in 2021 How different drivers react to DNFs Billy Monger does a "leggy" (thx everyone on Twitter!) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero)  

Coming at you LIVE (to tape) from about as far away as you can get from Germany, Drew's got track notez, long-overdue firings, and news from the wide world of Florida. SHOW NOTES Santino Ferrucci deliberately ramming his teammate A Roborace car does the Goodwood hillclimb (unmentioned but still cool)

Drew's the last one standing after a plague of mechanical issues decimate the Austrian GP, leading to resignations, rival podcasts, and one of the best races of the season! SHOW NOTES Mercedes' strategy breakdown F1's new podcast Beyond the Grid (YouTube link) A Venn diagram of who has used what engine A lengthy look at F1 logistics (thanks @PlupFreak!) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero)

We're split on the French GP but we CAN agree that LEC should go to Ferrari, three DRS zones is more than two, and Saudi Arabia is definitely a country. SHOW NOTES Despite losing his legs, Billy Monger drove an F1 car Even with the helmet on, you can tell Aseel Al-Hamad is smiling (via Chicago Tribune) The F1 Trading Card Game is out of beta (iOS only) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero)

After what must certainly have been an excess in poutine results in a sleepy Canadian GP, we perk up with a brand-new (to us) circuit, Red Bull engine news, and CONTROVERSY. SHOW NOTES Guillermo del Toro and Ryan Gosling LOVING the Cars ride at Disneyland New 2019 aero regulations explained HAM's super enthusiastic ride around Circuit Paul Ricard Formula E's full-race playlist VER practicing for the French GP with Automobilista ALO's Le Mans race in flowery prose ALO is as consistent as he is fast

Drew’s back from the Balkans but balks before broclaiming anything good about Monaco. But who cares?! Coming up is a race that will treat you just as well as its home citizens do. SHOW NOTES VER crashes in FP3 after SAI comes out of nowhere Robert Kubica's horrifying Canadian GP crash GAS takes a helmet cam lap around Monaco (check those mirrors!) Porsche's monster lapping the Nurburgring doesn't look real A GM executive crashed the pace car in an IndyCar race Nico and Keke Rosberg lap Monaco in their championship winning cars Beta sign up page for the F1 trading card game Ferrari mixed up Toronto and Montreal Using Big Data to determine the best F1 driver of all time An insane MotoGP 3 save / ramp jump RIC and BUT's shell corporation has a trailer Shooting F1 with a Game Boy camera (and the moon with a telephoto lens)

Danny is joined by Shift+F1's reserve driver Dave Lang to talk about Romain Grosjean's pirouette's and what to expect from Saturday's race in Monaco. SHOW NOTES Hey Look it's F1 TV Grosjean’s seat not in jeopardy following crashes says Steiner NASCAR Camping World Truck Series getting a new name?!

Danny delights in summarizing the dramatic comedy that was the Baku Grand Prix while looking forward to a sunny Spring getaway in Catalonia. SHOW NOTES Sergey Sirotkin handed grid penalty for first lap Azerbaijan contact Alonso praises Renault’s “outstanding” reliability ‘No point to return to F1’ – Maldonado Rossi races the circumference of the Earth

We jump from Asia, site of the craziest race of this year, to "Europe," site of the craziest race of last year. What's in store for us from Castle Track? SHOW NOTES Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) Comparison video of RAI and VET's qualifying laps in China HAR discusses differences between F1 and WEC cars WipEout-style "Dresca" logo by Cal Skuthorpe AKA @buzz_clik (here's the whole GB crew and a Renault version) VER's true identity The ominous red switches inside the medical car Nico Rosberg's YouTube channel Polygon's article about Scott Speed getting banned from iRacing The smallest shoey, courtesy of EC An update from RIC and Jenson Button's brewery/shell corporation (thx Barry and Whitney!)

THAT'S what we're talking about! Things get hectic on the track, in the pits, and on the mics under the magical lights of Bahrain. SHOW NOTES McLaren's nose looks weirdly organic (pic 1, pic 2) VET defends HAM's use of foul language Book rec: The Outsider: A History of the Goalkeeper Ferrari crew member has a great sense of humor Info on the "fan car" and BBC documentary Pulling a Mark Webber: Valencia 2010 and Le Mans 1999 (video is of his teammate, who did the same thing that weekend) The Super GT podium and prize Bernie just can't let go of the past (thanks Daniel!) MotoGP with one of the strangest grids ever All the complicated pit crew stuff that happens during a stop Pope Francis did indeed bless a Formula E car  

The first race of the season is in the books, along with some atrocious broadcast snafus, pit lane flubs, software gremlins, and, to top it all off, a Maldonado sighting. SHOW NOTES ESPN cuts off another sport mid-sentence Pirelli's track breakdown for Bahrain The average face of an F1 driver Gilles Villeneuve's insane rear wing from 1982 Driver height comparison (2016) Kimi loves to party Christian Horner's sexy shot (NSFW?) F1's Instagram forgets Force India An astronaut watching the Australian GP from SPACE

We kick the season off with our customary primer episode geared toward fellow F1 newbies! Go from 0-200 on car, team, and driver knowledge, learn what's new for 2018, and get the lowdown on this weekend's race in Australia! SHOW NOTES Inside F1 is a great resource for all the rules and intricacies of the sport Reddit's "spotter's guide" can help pick out drivers and teams on track (original post) HBO segment on Hamilton and his brother Nicolas Vettel purposefully slamming into Hamilton Vettel trying the undercut (with technical analysis) Raikkonen's yacht maneuver, interview candor, and Instagram account Verstappen putting on a clinic in the rain in Brazil 2016 Kubica's huge crash in Canada 2007 The opening-lap crash at Spa 2012 that earned Grosjean a race ban The very best of Pastor Maldonado Alonso relaxing in a deck chair after his Honda-powered McLaren broke down once again Our primer episode on Super GT, the Japanese series with F1 veteran Jenson Button, Gran Turismo Academy winner Jann Mardenborough, and Hatsune Miku F1's new theme song by Brian Tyler (contrast with Unreal Tournament 2003) IndyCar's season opener was a banger (caution: spoilers in the comments!), as was MotoGP's (find our MotoGP primer here and watch all the races with a subscription here) Documentaries mentioned: Williams (Netflix), Senna (Netflix), Grand Prix Driver (Amazon)

We cartwheel across the finish line of the 2017 season by freaking out about the new F1 logo, puzzling over shell corporations, and pondering the future. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio, Onboards Final Driver and Constructor standings The creation of F1's new logo, with circuit and broadcast mockups The new logo's similarity to Wipeout's Feisar (thanks @psylah!) @buzz_clik's superior Force India logo Great interview with Robert Kubica about driving 2017 F1 cars All the 2018 tires and their colors F1's eSports championship came down to the wire: watch the full race or last lap No-spoiler links to sign up for 2017 seasons of Supercars and MotoGP Which driver would you take to a desert island? (thanks @EduardoPaulo!) Insane FIA GT pileup in Macau (thanks everyone!) That weird beer company is still around (thanks @MintySnacks!) Great tribute to Dale Jr.'s last race (thanks @HannonCommaSean!)

On this most important of American Holidays Danny gives thanks to F1 and gives you a whistle-stop pre-race podcast of what you need to know going into the final race of the 2017 F1 season. SHOW NOTES Williams confirm Kubica, Sirotkin and Stroll for test Bottas interview: Mercedes driver reflects on 'tough' season (The National) Williams deny Kubica deal is done

No rain this year, but we are nonetheless showered with Lap 1 incidents, a war of words over engines, and a tire that goes to 11. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio, Onboards Vote on Twitter for what to call the pink tire PC Gamer's story about a hospitalized racing driver making a game. Demo here, Kickstarter here. (thanks @frytup!) Love blooming in the pit lane (thanks @Graboonie!) Lang's Dukes of Hazzard horn as a ringtone ("thanks" Joe and Sara!)

Dave Lang is here to not talk about Massa's retirement. Instead, we discuss sweet treats, crybabies, and running from the feds. SHOW NOTES Brazil 2016: Director's Cut, Max's Masterclass An exhaustive article about HAM's tax situation KVY, the unluckiest guy in (virtual) racing (thanks @lucyheartracing!) SWAMP BUGGY RACING

Drew's back from the land of Felipe Pasta just in time for one heck of a race at mile-point-five-high stadium. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Briefing, Qual, Race, Onboards, Radio First lap skirmish HBO segment on HAM Details on the 2021 engines The ting goes Seb (thanks @Cousi2344!) Mamma mia, indeed (thanks @Cappy_Turin!)

Danny and Dave Lang join forces to recap all the action from last week's United States Grand Prix, while looking ahead to this weekend's race south of the border! SHOW NOTES Kvyat reaches the end of the road as Marko confirms he won’t return F1 plans online streaming service for 2018 season

Danny goes for a solo lap around the Circuit of the Americas, discusses Toro Rosso's musical chairs, the possibility of rain, Lewis Hamilton's tough decision, and more.

This week we learn how to crash into the same wall over and over, how to passively/aggressively settle your differences with other drivers, and that you should never, ever leave your phone unlocked around Ricciardo. SHOW NOTES Japan Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio The salty pre-Japan driver briefing RIC steals HAM's phone Sky and Williams Mario Kart it up in Tokyo A Giant Bomb fan at the track (thanks @Sticholas!) A kid with a 3DS during qualifying (thanks @mitchelldise!) A Supercars driver using a squeegee during the Bathurst 1000 (thanks @Nat_Crouch!)

After engine problems, drains, and everything else that went down before the race, things start looking up for everyone, including you, the viewer! TV times they are a-changin', so here's to a 2018 full of races like this one. SHOW NOTES Malaysia Highlights: Qual, Race, Onboards, Radio FP2 feat. GRO v. Drain VET's first lap (echoes of ALO 2004) VET's last lap (with assist) RIC's selfie kung-fu is strong (thanks @EduardoPaulo!) A great explanation of dirty air (thanks @nickgebell!)

The mercury is rising across the planet so, bare those midriffs and get ready for effective-immediately driver swaps, nut shots, and the final (?) Malaysian Grand Prix. SHOW NOTES The 2001 Malaysian GP for free on YouTube Williams: The Documentary Hot race statz from Fernanda & Aleck! SAI v. SAI in dune buggies (thanks Nik!) Toto v. DC's balls (thanks Nick!) RIC's totally-not-a-shell-corporation brewing company (thanks Stan!). By the way, we somehow missed the most important "co-founder."

When it rains, it pours, and boy did the boys pour on the excitement under the lights. We talk first-turn incidents, the world's slipperiest bridge, and, of course, pulmonary diseases. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio, Onboards Turn 1 incident: Official F1 call, all F1 camera angles, fan cam with sound Turn 5 incident in slow motion KVY incident with good "whump" sound (and ridiculous framerate) F1 food blog! (Thanks Whitney!)

Strap a gigantic camera to your head, because you're going to want to capture the start of the 2017 Silly Season. Drivers, teams, and engines fly all over the place ahead of the hot, sticky, safety car-filled nights in Singapore. SHOW NOTES Murray Walker choking up at Damon Hill's championship win and proving he can make anything exciting (thanks Ben!) Ayrton Senna demonstrates one must have proper footwear to master the heel-and-toe technique (thanks David!) Jackie Stewart, videonaut (thanks Jon!)

In a sea of red stands out the biggest Ferrari fan of all. Dave Lang here to talk grid spot groaning, first person champagne, and who is saltiest after Monza (hint: it's Dave Lang). SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio, Onboards First person champagne cam HAM and BOT playing Trials: Fusion during the qualifying rain delay (thanks @mitchelldise!)

We're on the Belgian GP like Danny Ric on a car. Well, maybe without as many candles. SHOW NOTES Belgium highlights: Race, Qual, Radio, Onboards The 2017 Force India teammate saga RIC's sensuous description of his driving style

F1 is back, baby! We've got the lowdown on Spa along with Polish energy drink reports, driver contracts, and Nationwide-themed marital bling. SHOW NOTES Our primer on MotoGP Motorcycle documentaries Hitting the Apex (MotoGP) & Closer to the Edge (TT) Guy Martin's epic chops Pun master Tim Turi Dale Jr.'s sponsor-specific wedding rings (thanks Greg!) A race track on a cruise ship (thanks @zwambag!)

Radio drama and late-game strats can't hold a candle to the masterful post-race oratory of F1's wisest sages. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio, Onboards, post-race Interviews Battle of the Spaniards Motorsport Magazine does exhaustive race recaps HUL & MAG's conversation ALO reprises his meme "Senna taxi" mod for Assetto Corsa (thanks @michaelclulee!) RAI yelling at soldiers in Finnish (thanks @Graboonie!)

Fire up the grill and be good to yourself because it's time for lessons on tires, 1960s rally driving, and how to speak Australian. SHOW NOTES The FIA statement and BBC analysis of the halo Windscreens from 1985 and 1967 feat. Prost Serena Williams' interview with HAM Now YOU can pay $500 for a slab of foam Megan's right, Rosemary Smith is awesome And so is the Hillman Imp GRO's crowdsourcing the cover of his cookbook (thanks @SilentZero!) BOT and HAM test their Maldoknowledge (thanks Nathan and @bobbygondo!) By the way, that Journey livery is pretty sweet (thanks @LoneWolfGAM!)

On your plates! It's time for another trip into the salt mines with the mayor, the torpedo, and whoever makes Ferrari's tires. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qual, Race, Onboards, Radio, RIC climbing the ladder GRO's cartwheeling crash gif HAM cracking up at RIC's mention of "the torpedo" (thanks @kingoverlord!) RIC in space on his YouTube channel HAM crowdsurfing while some Finns hang out BUT and VAN almost have a bike race (thanks @nomad_175!) A 79-year-old woman drives an F1 car (thanks @xaiax!) The front lines of the New York ePrix from @matt_leslie35, @BaconGames76, @Spould, and @technoelf!

It's tough to follow a banger like Baku, but Austria gave it a shot at the beginning, end, and... practically nowhere else. But who cares! Danny's back and we've got another race right around the corner! SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qual, Race, Onboards, Radio The proposed Copenhagen street circuit RIC drifting an F1 car around London. But no donuts. What drivers REALLY think (thanks @yambadr!)

Austria's chief export may be textiles, but the rumor mills are running full-tilt in regards to Force India's name, Max Verstappen's future, and the return of an F1 great. SHOW NOTES The Austrian GP has seen some close finishes Billy Monger's custom steering wheel Tour de France at Spa circuit - short and long video (thanks Ken and Sean!) RAI yelling for his steering wheel

Temperatures and tempers reach boiling points in one of the craziest carbon fiber-strewn rage-fests we've ever seen. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qualifying, Race, Radio, Onboards F1's analysis of the "Brake Check" F1Fanatic's lap chart is especially crazy this time The pit wall computer station of one GENE HAAS (thanks @symesy8!) A morsel from Japanese Twitter courtesy of @psylah

E3 may have put the brakes on us for one episode but buckle up because this week we've got team principal shakeups, team order shakedowns, and everyone's favorite starship captain. SHOW NOTES Canada: Qual, Race, Radio, Onboards, Patrick Stewart on the podium Azerbaijan: Circuit guide, HAM's disastrous race last year F1 2018 calendar released! Rare video from inside the Monaco driver briefing We're a podcast about racing, so here's some Jack Russel terriers racing A look at how Williams' pit crew trains (thanks @bobbygondo!) A tattoo of MAS' face (thanks @EduardoPaulo!) A T-shirt for real race fans (thanks @Doobit!) Also: we didn't mention it, but there apparently used to be a tradition at the Canadian Grand Prix where teams would build their own rafts and race them across a pond at the circuit. This was brought back for 2017 and you can watch the whole thing here!

Break out the tinnies (but not the tinnies), because it's time for forks in the road, Hell in Norway, and sick burns all around. SHOW NOTES F1 Fanatic's rundown of Liberty's changes, including camera angles Chase Carey's vision for F1 broadcasting in great detail Forbes' 100 Highest-Paid Athletes Bespiked ice motorcycles (thanks Joseph!) RIC and VER tear up the Red Bull Ring with campers (thanks Megan!) RAI and VET (but mostly RAI) tear up the pitch (thanks Andrew!) Eight hours of the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring (thanks Erik!) A supercut of McLaren-Honda's mechanical failures (thanks Sean!) One sexy shot of HUL's Renault (thanks Mike!)

Drew and Danny prove they aren't the same person by appearing in the same room to talk about an exciting car race and the Monaco Grand Prix. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qualifying, Pole Lap, Race, Radio, Onboards RIC on his danger area RAI's once-crying fan now smiling What oil on the track can do in MotoGP Formula E Monaco full race (round 5), Paris full race (round 6) Indy 500: 30-minute highlight edit Scott Dixon's horrendous crash (and Castroneves' view) ALO being ALO in the post-race conference Your Indy 500 Rookie of the Year

Today on Sports vs. Birds, Drew's back to discuss dangerous eating establishments, rad old cameras, the return of a favorite, and that of a LEGEND. SHOW NOTES Indy 500 starting grid Modern F1 pics with a camera from 1913 RIC's heartbreaking Monaco 2016 pit stop Tire selections for Monaco (and tire rules) ALO does his best Randy Johnson impression and kills two birds with one car A fantastic IndyCar primer for F1 fans from Reddit (thanks Greg!) IndyCar's new bodywork designs As promised, ALO on a skateboard

Danny takes you around 66 laps of Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as we recount all bumping and grinding from this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. SHOW NOTES Jenson Button refuses to rule out coming back to Formula 1 on full-time basis Wehrlein proud of points finish after ‘perfect’ strategy Ricciardo admits gap remains despite podium ‘promotion’ Nicky Hayden: Ex-MotoGP champion 'extremely critical' after cycling accident

Just like Alonso, Danny decides to go it alone for a weekend and chat about all the news, gossip and track details as we warm up for what promises to be a scorching Spanish Grand Prix. SHOW NOTES F1 planning new fan initiatives from Spanish GP Jenson Button tells Sky F1 Monaco GP return a dream Fernando Alonso's Indy 500 'very important' for McLaren/Honda relationship Mark Webber: Alonso asked me to join him at Indy 500

With a race about as exciting as the pavement it was conducted on, at least we have colorful Massa dolls to haunt our dreams for a while. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qualifying, Race, Radio, Final lap chase How It's Made: NASCAR tires Horrifying Russian MAS doll (thanks @IrishDave73!) KVY's "torpedo" helmet (thanks @ImTurboWine & @SonofFink!) A sniper covering the podium ceremony A roundup of the various methods of getting NBCSN in the US without a cable package

Dave Lang torpedoes us for a second time as we warm up for another Black Sea brawl, but not before Red Bull cries van-wolf, Renault voyages home, and emails show us the errors of our ways. SHOW NOTES   Donation page for F4 racer Billy Monger, who lost his legs in a crash last weekend What everybody does in a pit stop (thanks, Megan!) Racing with slightly smaller cars than in F1 (thanks, Boris!) The full intro and first episode of Supercar (thanks, Kylome!) Pics of Renault's 2027 F1 concept car Gran Turismo and Red Bull's unregulated collabo, X2014  

While Danny's catching some rays, Drew and special guest Dave Lang have a warm-weather vacation of their own, complete with team orders, frites orders, and the usual Indian media hype. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qualifying, Race, Best of Team Radio, Best of Onboards RAI doing his best spaghetti western impression VER's godlike Brazil wet race performance explained by Driver61 (thanks @ttudorel!) An evolution of F1 steering wheels (thanks @rbristow!) A mock-up of the "shield" driver head protection system Dave Lang keeps this in his brain at all times

Could it be that Verstappen pulls another Brazil, Alonso races an IndyCar, and we witness the return of real, actual racing? We don't know the answers any more than Bottas' engineer knows who's in his car. SHOW NOTES Highlights: Qualifying, Race, VET and RIC at Turn 6, team radio Onboards: VER's opening lap, PER overtaking, VER saves it, MAG mixes it up GRO's proof that he slowed under yellow How a London street race might go (thanks @nickgebell!) A fantastic Formula 2 primer (thanks to AlterAlias on the Cloth Map Discord!) MAS and VER playing ping-pong during the rain delay (thanks @Devon_007!) @elbee holding the Cloth Map logo next to some sweet race machines!! Oh my goodness that Formula E race (Qualifying, Race)

With Danny out in some prefecture, Drew just compares everything to American football, baseball, and mobster movies. Or, wait, one of those is real. SHOW NOTES F1's G-force comparison from 2016-2017 A great article from Ars Technica about the technology behind Formula 1 Formula 4 US's official website and entry costs PDF A surprisingly great recap of the Australian GP by comedian Bill Burr

Away we go! The first race of the season is in our rear view mirrors, and it leaves us with questions, answers, and that sweet In-N-Out special sauce. SHOW NOTES Australia highlights, onboards, and team radio Hot Vice science about the driver vs. car question

New season, new name, same old speedy race cars! We're back with our customary layman's intro to F1, what's new for 2017, testing updates, news, and our VERY informed predictions. Join us! SHOW NOTES Find when the races are on in your timezone with f1calendar.com Add all of this year's F1 sessions to your calendar with this nifty F1 Fanatic link There's a new website to keep you up to date on Lance Stroll's crash status A super-technical article analyzing the teams' different aerodynamic approaches All the 2017 paint jobs Compare bodywork changes between 2016 and 2017 cars Everybody's best lap times achieved during preseason testing With the newly-relaxed social media rules, we can now see what RIC does before a session NASCAR, IndyCar, and WRC seasons have already started! AHHHH