Episode 42 - French GP Prerace 2018

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

Episode 41 - Canadian GP Prerace 2018

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)

Episode 40 - Monaco GP Prerace 2018

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?!

Episode 39 - Spanish GP Prerace 2018

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

Episode 38 - Azerbaijan GP Prerace 2018

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!)

Episode 37 - Chinese GP Prerace 2018

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

Episode 36 - Bahrain GP Prerace 2018

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

Preseason Primer 2018

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)

Episode 34 - Abu Dhabi GP 2017

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!)

Episode 33 - Abu Dhabi GP Prerace 2017

On this most important of American Holidays Danny gives thanks for Bernie Ecclestone's retirement 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

Episode 32 - Brazilian GP 2017

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!)

Episode 31 - Brazilian GP Prerace 2017

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

Episode 30 - Mexican GP 2017

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!)

Episode 29 - United States GP & Mexican GP Prerace 2017

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
https://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2017/10/25/kvyat-reaches-the-end-of-the-road-as-marko-confirms-he-wont-return/

F1 plans online streaming service for 2018 season
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-plans-online-streaming-service-for-2018-season-968398/

Episode 28 - United States GP Prerace 2017

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.

Episode 27 - Japanese GP 2017

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!)

Episode 26 - Malaysian GP & Japanese GP Prerace 2017

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!)

Episode 25 - Malaysian GP Prerace 2017

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."

Episode 24 - Singapore GP 2017

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!)

Episode 23 - Singapore GP Prerace 2017

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!)