Racing Incident

It was a bit of a difficult day for us as the US suffered yet another mass shooting, this one literally hitting way too close to home. We processed our feelings a bit and we also have some advice for listeners outside the US when talking to Americans about the many calamities we are facing here. We touched on the news of the US TV rights for F1 staying with ESPN and what it might portend, and also...

Willy T. Ribbs got caught speeding at 13 years old and he’s been going fast ever since. From winning on the formula ladder in Europe, to rubbing shoulders with Muhammed Ali, Paul Newman, and tons of famous racing drivers, to being the first Black man to test a F1 car, he has had an amazing career and life. Listen now to hear Willy’s thoughts on modern single seater racing, fantastic stories of his...

We talk about the race, we swear, but there’s also geography and economics; you’re welcome! There’s a new nickname for Alpha Tauri’s Franz Tost, because he thinks he’s soooo tough and that the current grid are a bunch of wussies apparently. Major eyeroll! Otmar, we’re giving you some side eye too, though for different reasons. Is McLaren shady? Ellen thinks so and she has some interesting points t...

Ferrari imploded in Baku in a dramatic double DNF. Are their championship hopes over or is it still too early to say? Porpoising was a major issue yet again and we discuss the narrative around it and why we feel it often falls short. We also announce an exciting guest that we are going to have on the show soon so make sure you stay tuned for that. There’s so much more we didn’t have time to talk a...

Elle is back this week and we dive right in to the story that has everyone talking: why is Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s foot constantly in his mouth and how does his shoe taste? But seriously now, we tackle the issue of politics in sport and how it has actually NEVER been apolitical. Pull up a chair friends, this took a lot longer than we anticipated, because the FIA is not a serious organization and F1...

Elle is on vacation this week so Anna is joined by friend of the show and all around amazing human being, RJ Young. RJ’s day job revolves around college football, but he has been watching and loving F1 for 15 years and it shows. We chatted about Monaco’s future on the calendar, F1, the dreaded grid walk, the possibly uncertain futures of drivers like Danny and Mick, Ferrari’s struggles, and SO muc...

Sorry again about some audio issues, y’all; Elle is still in San Francisco and recording isn’t optimal. We rambled about stuff like whether Elle is being done over by capitalism and how we would handle the heat of the Spanish GP, but we promise we get to the racing eventually! We talk about Lewis’ amazing drive, George’s incredible defense against Max, the dreaded drone, Carlos’ continuing struggl...

Elle is in San Francisco and Anna forgot how the “record” button works so this is actually TAKE TWO of the podcast this week. We’re also sorry for the audio weirdness; we will iron it out for next week, we promise. Do you want to see us on YouTube, dear listeners? Let us know on Twitter or send us an email. Scroll to the end of the show notes for our email address and Twitter handle although you s...

Well, Miami happened and it was kind of snoozer. We’re sure it was a kickass party if you were there, but we didn’t sell one of our kidneys so we couldn’t afford to go and neither could most American fans. Since the race was boring, we instead spent a lot of time bitching about the FIA’s continued jewelry and underwear crusade amidst ACTUAL safety concerns in Miami, clueless team principals, and m...

Sorry the episode is so late this week y’all, but as you know we are an independent podcast made with love so sometimes things don’t go to plan. Anyway! There was A TON to talk about this week even though there was no race including some major drama in IndyCar involving a certain ex-F1 driver, Will Buxton being Will Buxton, MIami politics, and much, much more.

So, Imola happened and we talk about it in our fake Italian accents, but mostly still in our usual American accents :-) We also discuss Mercedes woes, Charles’ unforced error, George under attack, the right way to spell kerb (or curb) and much more!

No race? No problem. We take this opportunity to shout out some nice reviews we've gotten, shake our heads at ex-F1 drivers no one has heard of talking smack about Lewis, and more. Most importantly, we delve into the issue of how sporting events like the Miami Grand Prix are often held in majority Black/POC areas against the wishes of residents of those communities.

We finally had a race to talk about! But did we? Ehhh, sort of. We talked about the important things, ok? Like Max’s DNF and why we feel no shame at delighting in it. Your girls might be getting a bit into IndyCar after Anna’s appearance on a podcast that covers both F1 and Indy. Are we cheating on F1? Stay tuned to find out! Also, can someone tell us why IndyCar races are SO CHEAP!!! Does anyone...

Your girls might have tripped and stumbled a bit through their first episode, but we hope you enjoy it anyway!

Meet Anna and Ellen, your Racing Incident hosts