What to Watch in the Offseason 2018

Formula E

Unlike the rest of the categories we usually cover, Formula E holds races in the winter! The new season begins on on December 15, 2018 (full schedule).

It’s unclear whether the races will be televised live in the US (their TV schedule page hadn’t updated by the time of this writing), but this article implies that the Formula E YouTube channel will be an option for live viewing. At the very least we can assume that archives of the races will show up on YouTube at some point.

In the meantime, you can go back and watch last season in Formula E. We also have a Primer episode for Formula E (which will be outdated after the upcoming season’s changes but would still work for last season’s format).

2018 Races in Other Categories

Many racing series have made their 2018 seasons available for free on YouTube, including:

• Formula E 2017-18 Season

• IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 2018 Season

• IndyCar 2018 Season

• NASCAR 2018 Season (Monster Energy Cup)

• Super GT 2018 Season

• World Endurance Championship 2018 (“super season” started May 2018 and ends June 2019)

• Formula 3 European Championship 2018 Season (merging with GP3 next year to create Formula 3)

Some series have their own paid streaming services on which you can watch archives of the 2018 season.

• MotoGP streaming service (one-time fee of $29 USD for 2018, $23 per month for 2019)

• Supercars streaming service (one-time fee of $44 USD for 2018, unclear if this would get you 2019 too)

• World Rally Championship streaming service ($11 USD per month or $103 annually)

• World Superbike streaming service (one-time fee of $6 USD for 2018, $17 per month for 2019)

We’ve also done Primer episodes for MotoGP, NASCAR, and Super GT if you’re new to those.

Films and Documentaries

F1-related

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• Grand Prix Driver

• Grand Prix: The Killer Years

• Rush

• Senna

• Williams

Non-F1

• The 24-Hour War (Le Mans)

• Days of Thunder (NASCAR)

• Driven: The Billy Monger Story (requires UK login)

• Dust to Glory (Baja 1000)

• Hitting the Apex (MotoGP)

• Truth in 24 and Truth in 24 II (Le Mans)

• TT3D: Closer to the Edge (Isle of Man TT)

• Yellow Yellow Yellow (IndyCar)

Non-Movie Media

• F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast

• YouTube channels Chain Bear F1 and WTF1

• The Mechanic’s Tale and The Chariot Makers by Steve Matchett

• Vrooom!! by Peter Manso (and Jackie Stewart?)

See you in 2019!

Episode 57 - End of Season 2018

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!)

Episode 56 - Abu Dhabi GP Prerace 2018

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!)

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