Box of Neutrals F1 Podcast

Lewis Hamilton cooks Sebastian Vettel's title chances, Formula One prepares to welcome back the Torpedo, and Peter McGinley provides some genuinely useful consumer advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Leclerc gets his promotion to Ferrari, Kimi Raikkonen returns to Sauber, Esteban Ocon seems destined to lose his place in F1 and everyone forgets what happened to Stoffel Vandoorne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European season ends with Sebastian Vettel losing the championship initiative after Italian GP organisers used the wrong anthem on the starting grid before the race. McLaren chooses to field its first winless full-time driver line-up since 1995. Peter McGinley doesn't turn up for the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Force India is replaced by Force India, the halo saves the Belgian Grand Prix and we play stocks down, stocks down [sic] for Stoffel Vandoorne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just when you thought our timing couldn't get any worse after a chaotic midseason break, we miss the announcement of F1's (technically) newest team to enter the championship. But we do ask Dieter what he Renckens about the (formerly) Force India situation and other political goings-on, and Peter does his best Rob James impression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another week, another badly timed episode of Box of Neutrals. We talk to Ben Edwards about everything up to Fernando Alonso's F1 retirement – and his weird retirement video – and Carlos Sainz's move to McLaren. Peter McGinley confuses 'Holden' for 'beer'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Ricciardo goes to Renault, Force India goes to Lance Stroll, Williams goes to Centrelink and Olav Mol goes so far as to say Romain Grosjean should've stayed Swiss. Hopefully this podcast dates more gracefully than last week's show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We try to buy Force India with Peter McGinley's credit card points but it turns administrators don't take American Express. We channel our inner consumer affairs commissioner and talk low-level scams and frauds that we've become caught up in and discuss the definition of 'mincemeat'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss the trifecta of interesting small talk: international freight, Hey Hey It's Saturday and traffic. Meat cuts also get a mention, as does the German Grand Prix, but to a lesser extent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael doesn't send a postcard but does send back an interview with RaceFans.net's Dieter, who Renckens this weekend could well be the last German Grand Prix for the time being. Rob and Peter celebrate the anniversary of the first F1 shoey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turns out football isn't coming home, Michael isn't home yet, and Sebastian Vettel wins in Lewis Hamilton's home (grand prix). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football's coming home, Eric Boullier is told to go home, Michael is still away from home and is Formula One looking for a new British home? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob and Pete review the French Grand Prix by talking about Freddo Frogs while Michael previews the Austrian Grand Prix by sampling Vienna’s Viennetta. We ask the age-old question: ‘What is that thing?’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Red Bull Racing confirms it's hot for Honda, completing Formula One's most unusual love rhombus with Renault and McLaren, but Dieter says he Renckens there's more to it than just unadulterated horsepower. Peter buys a new jumper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australia's number one Formula One journalists (self-awarded) talk mostly about the 24 Hours of Le Mans, IndyCar and whether Peter would look good with a beard. We revive the quiz, but it was a terrible mistake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite what we say, Daniel Ricciardo might not have a grid penalty (thanks, Adrian Newey), Brendon Hartley might not be replaced by Pascal Wehrlein (thanks, Lando Norris) and Mercedes won't use new engines (thanks, Peter McGinley). Some other things we say are still relevant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Ricciardo puts in his career-best drive to finally win the Monaco Grand Prix, which Lewis Hamilton describes as the most boring race ever and for which Fernando Alonso says F1 should refund tickets, probably because neither of them won. Ferrari is accused of cheating (again). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the lead up to the biggest race/procession on the Formula One calendar, we consider which obscure Australian circuits Fernando Alonso could defect to instead of racing in Monte Carlo and ask why Red Bull Racing would be testing a MotoGP rider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

F1 politics expert Dieter Rencken discusses the prospect of a Miami Grand Prix. Michael, Rob and Peter, experts in nothing, talk Catalan politics, the 2012 F1 season and Albanian badminton — anything except the very straightforward Spanish Grand Prix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speculate wildly about what a Honda-powered Red Bull Racing might mean for Formula One, #yourABC curses Fernando Alonso's career and Nick Heidfeld rates a mention for some reason. Plus Peter brings back everyone’s favourite segment: Plunger Chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael, Rob and Pete disagree about the Baku Red Bull Racing crash, then agree Daniel Ricciardo will leave RBR next year, but then disagree about where he's going, and Finnish commentator Niki Juusela gets a mention to balance out all the Australia chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter practices his active listening, Rob practices his live sound effects and Michael practices spelling Azerbaijan. Plus a surprise new entrant enters the Formula McGinley ring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Ricciardo's cryptocurrency-like Chinese GP weekend ended in a good day post office profits, but where does McGinley merchandise fit into it all? Plus Michael asks Dieter what he Renckens about the F1's proposed post-2021 regulations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the second Chinese Grand Prix in a row Michael hasn't been deported from the airport, Rob talks football and F1 analogies, and Peter dishes out questionable race-themed culinary advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Rodney Gordon. We discuss panel operators losing their $90 million prize money bonuses and what sound an F1 'flash in the pan' makes, plus Peter McGinley lives the shock jock dream by walking back some accidentally controversial comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.