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106 - Chain Bear AKA Stuart Taylor: A Chat
Posted: May. 6, 2020We’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 videos mentioned:Playlist- 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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105 - News Update: Bananagrams
Posted: Apr. 29, 2020Formula 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 NOTESPlaylist- 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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Episode 104 - Drive to Survive Season 2: Episodes 7-10
Posted: Apr. 22, 2020We close out the 2019 season once more with the epic (?) conclusion of Drive to Survive Season 2. SHOW NOTESPlaylist- 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
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103 - News Update: Doomsayer
Posted: Apr. 15, 2020We’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 NOTESPlaylist- 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)
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102 - Drive to Survive Season 2: Episodes 4-6
Posted: Apr. 8, 2020We tackle the dark middle chapter of Netflix’s F1 series, featuring fedoras, exceedingly slippery race tracks, and some brutal team radio. SHOW NOTESPlaylist- Classic F1 races: Bahrain 2014, Australia 1986, Monaco 1996, Europe 1997
- Supercars’ first eRacing event at Monza was total chaos
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101 - News Update: Reverse Engineers
Posted: Apr. 1, 2020In 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 NOTESPlaylist- 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
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100 - Drive to Survive Season 2: Episodes 1-3
Posted: Mar. 25, 2020For 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 NOTESPlaylist- 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)
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99 - Coronavirus Hits F1
Posted: Mar. 18, 2020SHOW NOTESPlaylist- 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!
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98 - Australian GP Prerace 2020
Posted: Mar. 11, 2020If 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 NOTESPlaylist- Australian GP incidents: Martin Brundle, Fernando Alonso, Ralf Schumacher, Mark Webber
- The logistic challenge of shipping WEC and Formula 1 equipment
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97 - Preseason Testing 2020
Posted: Mar. 4, 2020SHOW NOTESPlaylist- 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
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96 - Preseason Primer 2020
Posted: Feb. 26, 2020New 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 NOTESPlaylist- 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
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95 - Offseason News Update 2020
Posted: Feb. 5, 2020Dearest 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 NOTESPlaylist- 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!)
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94 - End of Season 2019
Posted: Dec. 18, 2019As 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 NOTESPlaylist- 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
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93 - Abu Dhabi GP 2019
Posted: Dec. 4, 2019The 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 NOTESPlaylist- 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
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92 - Abu Dhabi GP Prerace 2019
Posted: Nov. 27, 2019As the sun sets on the Formula 1 season, the lights are still on over biofuels and… blockchain? SHOW NOTESPlaylist- 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
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