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62 - Chinese GP Prerace 2019
Posted: Apr. 9, 2019You 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 NOTESPlaylist- 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
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61 - Bahrain Prerace 2019
Posted: Mar. 28, 2019The 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
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60 - Australian GP Prerace + Testing 2019
Posted: Mar. 14, 2019We 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!PlaylistSHOW 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
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59 - Preseason Primer 2019
Posted: Mar. 7, 2019New 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.
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- 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
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58 - Offseason News Update 2019
Posted: Jan. 17, 2019Just 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.
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- Mark Hughes’ Arrivabene article on Motorsport Magazine
- W Series’ 60 qualifiers
- Dakar’s YouTube channel featuring stage summaries
- Formula E Season 5 Race 1
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57 - End of Season 2018
Posted: Nov. 28, 2018Despite 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!)
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56 - Abu Dhabi GP Prerace 2018
Posted: Nov. 21, 2018As we prepare for the final race of the season, we give thanks for the absolute dummy-fest that was Brazil.PlaylistSHOW 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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55 - Brazilian GP Prerace 2018
Posted: Nov. 8, 2018With 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
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54 - United States GP & Mexican GP 2018
Posted: Nov. 1, 2018We 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
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53 - United States GP Prerace 2018
Posted: Oct. 18, 2018We head on down to flavor country after a jaunt in Japan leaves us screaming into our helmets.PlaylistSHOW 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!)
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52 - Japanese GP Prerace 2018
Posted: Oct. 4, 2018The podcast grows to 150% its previous size to accommodate heated team orders debates, the Mie prefecture, and all the knickknacks in Ireland.
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- 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!)
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51 - Russian GP Prerace 2018
Posted: Sep. 27, 2018Daddy 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
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50 - Singapore GP Prerace 2018
Posted: Sep. 13, 2018It seems at Monza you can’t help but see red, especially after questionable tire gambles, phantom pit stops, and criminally unrounded floors.
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- 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
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49 - Italian GP Prerace 2018
Posted: Aug. 30, 2018The season restarts with a bang (several, in fact), and while we may have jinxed Belgium, Italy lies just around the long, tightening corner.PlaylistSHOW 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
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48 - Belgian GP Prerace 2018
Posted: Aug. 23, 2018The silly season is living up to its name, but more importantly: RACE CARS ARE BACK!!PlaylistSHOW 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, 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
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