The Red Flags Podcast

Bernie Ecclestone: From (alleged) child war profiteer to used car salesman to capitalist Che Guevara, the rise of F1's iconic mop-haired billionaire, Bernie Ecclestone, is a fascinating one. Brian and Matt recap Discovery+'s documentary "Lucky!," and highlight surreal moments from his life, like when he ran over a cop in Italy, pressured Tony Blair to keep cigarettes in F1, basically bribed the Ge...

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It may be the F1 offseason, but the drama is ON! Brian and Matt speak to ESPN Editor, Nate Saunders about the latest F1 news. They cover Andretti possibly joining the grid, the FIA vs. F1 power struggle, Mohammed Ben Sulayem's role, what the political speech ban actually means, the most entertaining drivers in the bullpen, the crypto sponsorship crash, potential drama in the upcoming 2023 season,...

This week on the pod, Matt and Brian put all their eggs in 1 basket and pull Love Island's King of Chat, Luca Bish for a chat!! Luca talked to us about how Love Island's like F1, social media, which islanders would make the best drivers and which drivers would make the best islanders, Max Verstappen vs. Ekin-Su, golfing with Checo, Abu Dhabi 2021, the meaning behind his tattoos, why Toto Wolff's t...

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Matt and Brian dip their toes into the word of F2 and recap season 1 of F1TV's "Chasing the Dream" series. They talk about why jacked Nyck de Vries should be in the Lord of the Rings reboot, Latifi's mom's Fox News vibes, Jack Aitken's WTF sponsor, why Ross Brawn is an absolute legend, and the butterfly effect that would've led to Lewis Hamilton's 8th WDC win. We've got even more great content at...

Welcome to the 53rd annual Flaggie Awards!! Matt and Brian watched live from home and gave their classic commentary along the way on awards like Best Meme, Best Excuse, Sluttiest Moment of the Year, Best Scandal, and more! Thank you to everyone who voted in this year's Flaggies!! And thank you to all the Vankers who listened to our pod and made this year one we and Mattia Binotto will never forget...

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Brian and Matt catch you up on all the Team Principal swaps during this wild off-season silly season -- including the big move of our close, personal friend Fred Vasseur to the dark side (AKA Ferrari). After that is a great interview with the extremely funny writer, stand-up comedian, and Emmy winner, Robby Hoffman. In-between talking about F1, they chat gender norms, Elon Musk vs. Steve Jobs, sex...

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Matt and Brian recap Ford v Ferrari and talk about how it's better than it has any right to be, the "diversity" of creatives versus suits, how we probably would've f*cked with Enzo Ferrari, and why Christian Bale is so f*cking good at acting. We've got even more great content at our Patreon. Sign up now! Follow us on Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

You've never heard a Callum Ilott interview like this, Vankers. The F2 and IndyCar driver talked to Brian and Matt about the mysterious Formula Series ladder, his karting and e-sports rivalry with George Russell, race weekend Tinder scenes, IndyCar vs. F1/F2 culture, what it's really like as a reserve driver, Oscar Piastri's rookie F1 season, and how to stay motivated with career curveballs. And y...

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We did it, Vankers. We survived a totally mid F1 season. But you know what's NOT mid? Our spicy season wrap-up. The guys talk about how the season was basically a Thanksgiving dinner, how Ferrari had us in the first half, why Carlos Sainz looks so natural on a beach, when Mercedes took a little too much flat tummy tea, the PTSD of Monaco, the mindset of Daniel Ricciardo fans, porpoising (remember...

Live from New York -- it's THE RED FLAGS!! WHEW what a season. It didn't matter that the race was a snoozer because we had LOTS to discuss. Like THE Sebastian Vettel Farewell Dinner, how Max Verstappen is basically Trump and the fact that he's not a serial killer should be studied, the drivers' rap personas, Sir Lewis Hamilton running a social media agency from his cockpit, who's the best driver a...

Shout out to the REAL ONES -- the SoCal Vankers who showed up to our live show at The Virgil! This was an XTRA spicy one. The guys got into everything Brazilian GP including Max Verstappen's lack of reciprocation for Checo Perez, why Ferrari won't let Matt find inner-peace, George Russell the bot and his 2006 lingo, Sir Lewis Hamilton's special room where he lets off steam, the absurdity of having...

We finally watched Season 1 of "Fernando" on Amazon Prime and we've got a lot to say. The guys discuss how Carlos Sainz Sr. is the Daddy of the Universe, why Fernando Alonoso might be the most environmentally sustainable F1 driver on the grid, starting a fundraiser to send Matt to Alonso's museum and karting school in Spain, Nico Rosberg's neverending trolling of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, and w...

The race may have been a snooze, but we've got an episode hotter than the Mariachi remix of the F1 theme song. We cover all the drama that happened leading up to the race -- Will Buxton deciding to come for the commentator GOD Martin Brundle, why Fernando Alonso is the Shakespearean villain of F1, Ted Kravitz proudly representing TeamLH, Red Bull's boycott of SkySports, and the insanity of Bernie...

If finally meeting in person to go to our first GP and produce a live show wasn't crazy enough, we got to interview the ABSOLUTE LEGEND -- Alfa Romeo Team Principal, Fred Vasseur. Fred talks to us about the potential for him becoming "Drive to Survive's" next breakout star, how he keeps rookie drivers motivated after setbacks, up-and-coming talent, what would happen if the team principals went kar...

*LIVE SHOW AUDIO ALERT* That's right -- this episode was taped at our LIVE SHOW in Austin!!! We talked about experiencing our first GP, Daniel Ricciardo on a horse, George Russell's Container Store voodoo pin organization, our interview with THE BOSS -- Fred Vasseur, why we're so right when we talk about Christian Horner being a PR genius, and Fernando Alonso. Like at least 65% of this podcast is...

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This week, we've got brawn and brains on the pod with W Series driver, U.S. Karting champion, and engineer Sabré Cook. She teaches the guys what NOT to do in karting and how to master turn 1 at COTA, explains how racing is like acting, commiserates with Matt about back pain, and helps us strategize how to get more sponsors and develop our brand values (spoiler alert: we don't have any). Plus, we e...

The only thing more egregious than the FIA's corruption is Matt's deathbed voice (get well soon, bubbeleh!). The boys cover all the headlines from this week's Japanese GP including Pierre Gasly's warranted anger, why the FIA should hire us if they want to become really good at cheating, the cinematic story arc of Seb vs. Alonso, how Christian's whooping Toto in 3D chess, why we should invade Switz...

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Whewwww editing this pod felt longer than this f*cking race. Brian hated it, Matt loved it, and we're gonna give you alllll the hot takes. The guys talk about Toto Wolff being a Karen, Brian leading the revolution on the 1% -- one middle finger at a time, why Matt's triggered by Max Verstappen getting angry at his team, Jost Capito bringing the dad vibes, Checo f*cking like a romance novel protago...