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Episode 107 - News Update: Sainz of Disruption

May 13, 2020

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)

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New to F1? Check out our primer episode

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Episode 106 - Chain Bear AKA Stuart Taylor: A Chat

May 6, 2020

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

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Episode 105 - News Update: Bananagrams

April 29, 2020

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

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