F1 Burnouts

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Welcome to F1 Burnouts—the F1 podcast for fans who want more than just race recaps. Every episode, we dive deep into the engineering brilliance, the untold stories, and the strategic chess matches that make Formula 1 the pinnacle of motorsport. Whether it's breaking down how a floor edge vortex works, exploring the history behind iconic rivalries, or dissecting the latest regulation changes, we bring you the full picture. Your host is an engineering enthusiast and F1 historian with an unashamed love for McLaren (papaya forever), but with a commitment to objectivity that means no team escapes h...

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Testing's Over, The Gloves Are Off — Who's Ready for Melbourne? 22.02.2026 16:33

Welcome back to F1 Burnouts! Pre-season testing is done, the cars are being shipped to Melbourne, and the 2026 era of Formula One begins at Albert Park. Week Two just threw a few spanners into last week's rankings — so we're breaking down everything from the final three days in Bahrain. Topics covered: - Leclerc tops the combined timesheets with a 1:31.992 - Ferrari's radical 180-degree upside-dow...

Bahrain Test Week 1: Rankings, Reactions, and the Memes That Broke F1 Twitter 18.02.2026 22:22

The first Bahrain pre-season test is done — three days of drama, driver revolt, and memes. Verstappen called the cars "Formula E on steroids" and liked the memes trashing them. Hamilton hit a 20-year low. And a 19-year-old topped the timesheets. We rank every team from 11 to 1, break down driver reactions, and cover everything that went viral. Topics covered: - Driver revolt: Verstappen, Hamilton,...

The Aero Arms Race: Every Team's Secret Weapon for 2026 12.02.2026 17:27

The FIA hands ten Formula One teams a brand new rulebook. Same rules, same pages, same words. And what do these teams do? They come back with ten completely different looking cars. One team flipped their rear wing upside down. Another showed up to testing with an entirely different car. And Adrian Newey designed something so radical a rival driver called it spectacular. Topics covered: - 2026 acti...

The 2026 Engine Wars: Loopholes, Losses, and the Next Decade of F1 Power 31.01.2026 20:59

Welcome back to F1 Burnouts! Today we're diving into something that's going to blow your engineering-loving minds. We're talking about the 2026 power unit regulations — and trust me, the drama behind these engines is almost as good as the racing. We've got loopholes, we've got betrayals, we've got a company that literally gutted their entire F1 programme and is now scrambling to build an engine in...

The Fuel Revolution - How F1 is Making Fuel from Thin Air 25.01.2026 13:40

Welcome back to F1 Burnouts! Today we're going somewhere special - we're talking about sustainable fuel. And what F1 is doing with fuel in 2026 is genuinely one of the coolest things in the sport's 75-year history. They're literally making petrol out of thin air. Topics covered: - The 2026 100% sustainable fuel mandate - How e-fuels work (electrolysis + carbon capture) - The Fischer-Tropsch proces...