Grid Chat with Marissa Tandon

Formula 1 has broken into Hollywood in a huge way. F1 the movie was a partnership like we'd never seen before, bringing Lewis Hamilton, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Brad Pitt together for what would ultimately become the highest grossing sports movie in history, and an Oscar winning film. But Formula 1 has quietly been building a television and film strategy for years.  Starting in 2017, when Liber...

F1 headed to China this weekend, bringing us our first sprint race weekend of the season, two race cancellations for April, and Kimi Antonelli's first Grand Prix victory. Off track, Esteban Ocon released his pre-race playlist, and F1 the Movie took home an Academy Award. And, F1 Academy returned to the grid for their season start.  New regulations continue to cause reliability issues, with on...

F1's new season has been all about change. New regulations, new drivers, and in the US, a new home for Formula 1. Apple TV has been met with mixed reviews, bonus content, and one big playlist from Ollie Bearman. Regulation changes brought reliability issues for multiple teams, with a shock crash from Max Verstappen and early retirement for Isack Hadjar, as well as a tough crash from hometown hero,...

Formula 1 is finally back in Australia! Ahead of the season, we got a glimpse into how the new regulations are changing, and how teams are handling them. Cadillac enters the grid (slowly) with two well loved drivers in Checo Perez and Valtteri Bottas, but even behind them is the $200M+ Adrian Newey project at Aston Martin. Despite a huge investment and dream team, the car isn't fit to race ahead o...

Heading into Qatar, Lando Norris could have sealed his first World Driver's Championship title with a race win. At the very least, he and Oscar Piastri could have eliminated 4 time world champion Max Verstappen from title contention. Instead, Max Verstappen sailed to victory after a clean pit strategy from Hannah Schmidt and the Red Bull pit wall, and we head into the final race of the season with...

As the championship conversation has shifted to Oscar Piastri vs Max Verstappen, Lando Norris brought out a stunning performance in Mexico City to remind everyone he is still a factor: and now, he's the championship leader. For everyone else, the weekend was far from perfect. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc had impressive qualifying performance, hitting at a possible turn for Ferrari's luck. Bu...

After a season of cryptic messages and focus on fairness, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have been fighting for their first World Drivers Championship title. But, with sticky moves and team orders, they've opened the door for Max Verstappen to take his 5th title in a row. Entering the weekend with an over 60 point gap, Max took both the sprint and the race win, and after a double DNF from the McLa...

McLaren has officially taken their second Constructor's Championship in a row, a feat of excellence the team hasn't managed since the 90's. But, as things heated up in Singapore, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri continue to debate the idea of fairness on track and Papaya Rules. Plus, Lewis Hamilton's troubles at Ferrari continue, Max Verstappen isn't out of the title fight yet, and F1 broadcast...

We're halfway through the Formula 1 season. In a sport where your greatest competition is your teammate, every six races, we're breaking down the numbers of how each driver stacks up against the other. We'll cover the whole grid: Oscar Piastri vs Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc, George Russell vs Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen vs Yuki Tsunoda, Carlos Sainz vs Alex Albon, Nico Hulke...

The British Grand Prix celebrated it's 75th year at Silverstone -- and the race was full of unpredictable weather, 5 DNF's, a history making podium, and a record breaking streak coming to an end. Lando Norris takes his first win at his home race the same season that he wins Monaco, Lewis Hamilton doesn't step onto the podium for the first time since 2014, and Nico Hulkenberg gets the very first po...

The Austria Grand Prix was full of teammate battles, mechanical failures, and a big win for Lando Norris. Coming off his DNF in Montreal, Lando dominated from Free Practice sessions all the way through qualifying, with the largest margin we've seen on pole all season. With McLaren drivers free to race, Lando and Oscar Piastri put on a show. Ferrari upgrades gave surprising performance despite stra...

Formula 1 heads to Austria this weekend to race at the Red Bull Ring. Here's everything you need to know about the track, brief history and stats, and big headlines ahead of the Grand Prix. Max Verstappen gets out of penalty point trouble after this race weekend, though he'll still need to contend with 9 points for a large part of the season. Carlos Sainz Sr. steps back from his FIA Presidency bid...

F1 The Movie has been largely anticipated and hotly debated by movie fans and Formula 1 Fans alike. I had a chance to attend an early screening with WB and Apple Original Films, and as the Brad Pitt film hits theaters this week, this is my honest review. Things that work: the innovations made to cameras to film cars on track, action sequences that make you feel like you're in the car yourself, the...

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been locked in a championship title fight, which finally came to a collision point at this week's Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Max Verstappen came into the weekend one penalty point away from a mandatory race suspension, and George Russell threw comments around after taking pole for the second year in a row at this circuit. And, Kimi Antonelli take...

Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from a race ban after the Barcelona Grand Prix incident, involving George Russell (again). Today, we're walking through how the penalty point system works, when it was established, other drivers that have received race bans, and how Max got here in 11 months. Plus, what happens if he does receive a race ban next week, the revival of his beef with George Rus...

The Barcelona Grand Prix included safety cars, McLaren dominance, and of course, Max Verstappen vs George Russell 2.0. After a disappointing show for Carlos Sainz and Williams at Carlos' home race, we saw points for Fernando Alonso for the first time this season. Lance Stroll drops out of the Grand Prix with wrist pain, leaving Aston Martin down a car, and Oscar Piastri runs away with it all. Plus...

The Monaco Grand Prix is almost always won in qualifying, and this year was no different. From an incredible record breaking pole lap, to a recovery from a lock up off the starting line, Lando Norris managed to win the most historic race of the year and keep himself in the battle for the championship against Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri.  The addition of the mandatory two stop didn't chan...

Imola had on track incidents, safety cars, and teammate battles. One thing it wasn't was boring. Oscar Piastri took pole after a shocking qualifying, which included both Ferrari drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, being knocked out in Q2, alongside hometown hero, Kimi Antonelli. Safety in engineering became apparent throughout the weekend, especially with Yuki Tsunoda's crash in qualifyin...

In Formula 1, your biggest competition is your teammate. Now that we're a quarter of the way through the 2025 season, let's break down the stats between all of our driver pairings. Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri at McLaren, George Russell vs Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes, Max Verstappen and three drivers, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson, and Isack Hadjar at Red Bull & VCARB, Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Le...

Miami was full of inclement weather, a sprint race shocker, safety cars, and tense team radio. Kimi Antonelli became the youngest pole sitter in any format in Formula 1 history when he took pole position for the sprint race, and despite unlucky performances, made everyone understand why he was chosen for the Mercedes seat. Lewis Hamilton had an incredible sprint race result, giving him another pod...

Jeddah was an incredible race from start to finish. Max Verstappen is back in the running, battling it out with a close call and costly penalty on the first lap with Oscar Piastri, and we saw a red flag at the very beginning of the race with Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly making contact. And, with close racing, the first Ferrari podium of the season, and strong team work from Carlos Sainz and Alex...

Bahrain was a stark contrast from Suzuka, with wild passing, audacious pit stop strategies, and the ever growing battle between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. With strong drives from George Russell and Ollie Bearman, to disappointment for Williams drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, the weekend was never short on excitement. We're breaking down Ferrari upgrades, safety car calls, and Yuki bringi...

Yuki Tsunoda replaced Liam Lawson ahead of Yuki's home race in Japan, Lando Norris continued to fight against his own team for a championship, and Max Verstappen reminded everyone why he's a four time world champion. While the race itself wasn't the most exciting -- the top 10 remained largely unchanged from qualifying to race end, with Lewis Hamilton and Isack Hadjar swapping positions -- there's...

Formula 1 is officially back, and the Australian Grand Prix was a wet, chaotic, crash-filled race. From growing pains and bad strategy at Ferrari for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, to six retirements due to crashes (Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto, Fernando Alonso, Jack Doohan, and Carlos Sainz), we ended up with a race result we didn’t expect. Plus, McLaren showed continue...

Alpine is a team that has been known by many names -- Renault, Bennetton Racing Team, and Lotus. Across the team's history, legendary drivers like Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen have filled the seat, as well as names you still know today. Fernando Alonso won his two Driver's Championships with the team, and the team also took home those Constructor's titles. The team is also responsible for...