Box of Neutrals F1 Podcast

James Bond drives a Force India, Dieter tells us what he Renckens about the FIA/Ferrari (Mexican?) stand-off, and we review the grand prix, which was also Mexican. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPOILERS. We reveal the winner of the 2015 drivers world championship. Enthusiasm for the early-morning Mexican Grand Prix is limited. Peter McGinley tells an obscure radio joke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one is excited to get up in the early hours of the morning to watch Lewis Hamilton win the title in the fourth-last round of the year, so Peter talks about rugby league and we consider the price signal in the postage system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Dieter Rencken about crusty pies, we lament the underwhelming 2015 #PUTINWATCH, and the Russian Grand Prix surprises in its watchability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

F1 is for sale, but not really; Honda will have a new engine in 2016, but not really; and Good Morning Australia gets more Formula One coverage than Mercedes, really. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manor builds a Frankenstein car, Jenson Button likes Formula One after all, and Le Mans moves to Azerbaijan, or something. Plus Michael direct from a dodgy internet connection in Japan because he felt it would be impolite to leave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael, otherwise known as Box of Neutrals' 'bouffant on the ground', is on the ground at Suzuka to preview the Japanese Grand Prix while Peter and Rob contemplate which phrases we have a penchant for overusing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Australian GP CEO Andrew Westacott. Renault half commits to Formula One and Manor half commits to Roberto Merhi. Plus, which presenter of the show brings out the racist gong? The results will shock you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year! The Italian Grand Prix review: we spend a disproportionate amount of time talking about George Lucas because, let's be honest, not much else happened during the race. That tyre thing gets a mention, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Istanbul becomes home to the world’s most exciting carpark. Nico Hulkenberg re-signs at Force India for some reason. We give away some things we found in the cupboard that no-one else seems to want. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We play the Wheel of Renault, Patrick Dempsey makes the jump from WEC to F1 (sort of), and Peter McGinley exercises self-censorship for possibly the first time in the history of the programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Ben Edwards and (more) Olav Mol. We discuss whether the new clutch rules might put Mercedes' title hopes at risk (they won't), and Peter gives some helpful consumer advice about fruit and vegetables shopping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Dieter Rencken and Olav Mol. We consider the various obscenities employed by Kimi Räikkönen in our midseason review with Olav Mol, while Dieter cracks open the 2015 driver market to feast on the goodness inside in this month's Whaddaya Rencken. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael makes his much delayed return the week literally nothing happens in Formula One. Peter McGinley tries to make sound effects with his mouth to questionable effect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pastor Maldonado thrice interrupts the show. Michael gets lost in Europe. Rob is reunited with painfully sunburnt Peter McGinley. We review the Hungarian Grand Prix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pirelli and Michelin grovel for Bernie Ecclestone's love, the driver market hots up with media speculation linking Peter McGinley to Kimi Raikkonen’s seat, and Box of Neutrals pays tribute to Jules Bianchi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Mark Webber. Rob joins ABC Melbourne's Jon Faine to interview ex-F1 now WEC racer Mark Webber about his new book and karting champion Jaymi MacKay about her career aspirations. Michael keeps Peter McGinley from being deported for another week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael spends most of the British Grand Prix stuck in traffic, Eddie Jordan calls Peter McGinley the village idiot of Formula One, and Rob considers the artistic design merits of Aston Martin returning to the sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter avoids international incident to make it to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix while Michael fulfils July's edition of Whaddaya Rencken by the side of a rural highway. Somehow it all works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We play the game "When will Peter McGinley be deported next?" in anticipation of a Very McGinley British Grand Prix, Dietrich Mateschitz loses the will to live, and we reflect upon our emotions after a disappointingly Arnie-less Austria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernie Ecclestone threatens Monza, The European Union threatens Bernie Ecclestone, and Peter McGinley threatens the European Union. Plus Honda says it is unloved, and Rob predicts Ferrari using Renault engines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EU Commission launches its investigation into Peter McGinley, we speculate whether Daniel Ricciardo would look better dressed in red, and one amongst us has a startling confession to make about the Canadian Grand Prix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Dieter Rencken in his regular political segment ‘Whaddaya Rencken?’. Plus Manor is flush with cash the week FIFA goes under — coincidence? We consider F1’s latest mystery in preview of the Canadian Grand Prix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We review approximately 10 laps of the Monaco Grand Prix in which Lewis Hamilton wasn't robbed, Max Verstappen wasn't crowned world champion, and Peter McGinley wasn't divorced. Someone mentions the Kardashians but we’re not sure why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lewis Hamilton starts measuring his salary in GDP. The GPDA invests in telemarketing. No strategy group decisions and no fifth engines make F1 something something. We call Drunk Bogan Friend and realise he doesn't know anything about motorsport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.